Apparently not even making a Trump-themed burger joint can hold you from the president’s mass deportation efforts.
Roland Beainy, the co-owner of Trump Burger restaurant in Texas, has been detained by ICE and faces potential deportation.
A photograph of Trump Burger in Houston, Texas, shared on Instagram by Dallas Texas TV. The caption reads, “Owner of Trump Burger restaurant in Texas arrested by ICE, now facing deportation proceedings.”
The 28-year-old Lebanese immigrant got here to america in 2019 however overstayed his visa, in the end catching the attention of the Trump administration. And regardless of promoting burgers with President Donald Trump’s title toasted on the bun, Beainy spent a hefty 7 weeks in an ICE detention heart.
Based on the Fayette County Report, Beainy had a handful of authorized troubles brewing lengthy earlier than ICE got here knocking—together with alleged inexperienced card points relating to his marriage, during which data declare he by no means really lived together with his spouse, to shady enterprise dealings.
And never solely that, however quickly after Beainy’s MAGA-themed restaurant gained recognition, Trump despatched a stop and desist letter.
“… we were surprised to learn that you have been flagrantly infringing upon the Trump Organization’s valuable and well-established intellectual property right by operating at least three restaurants under the Trump name and brand,” the letter learn.
Trump’s crew additionally requested Beainy and his co-owner to cease utilizing Trump’s likeness to promote burgers as a result of it “risks misleading the public into falsely believing that your business is affiliated with the Trump Organization or endorsed by our clients.”
Whether or not Trump was upset as a result of Beainy beat him to promoting Trump-themed burgers or as a result of the burgers obtained mid critiques is unclear. However both approach, it ended with the MAGA-supporting immigrant doubtlessly being proven the door.
