Roland Beainy, the co-founder of Trump Burger — a Texas fast-food chain themed around Donald Trump and his immigration policies — is reportedly facing deportation following allegations of immigration fraud.
Beainy, a Lebanese immigrant who launched the pro-Trump restaurant brand in 2020, has been notified by federal officials that his green card is being revoked, according to The Daily Mail, which cites a source from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. Said source explained that the agency is investigating claims that Beainy entered into a sham marriage in an attempt to obtain legal residency.
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) reportedly found no shared lease, joint accounts, or other evidence that Beainy and the woman he claimed as his wife ever cohabited. Her own family, investigators said, described the marriage as fraudulent. USCIS informed her that Beainy's I-130 application — the form for sponsoring a relative for immigration status — would be revoked.
An immigration court hearing is scheduled for November 18, 2025, where a judge could formally order Beainy's removal from the country.
Beainy's legal troubles have emerged alongside growing litigation involving the Trump Burger brand. Once promoted as a "monument to American bravado," the restaurant has no official affiliation with Donald Trump, and in February, the Trump Organization sent a cease-and-desist letter demanding the removal of Trump's name and likeness from all branding.
Ownership of the Trump Burger chain itself is also in dispute. Beainy claims he purchased a 50% stake from co-founder Iyad "Eddie" Abuelhawa, but Abuelhawa denies this and is countersuing for $1 million. Separately, Beainy is suing the landlord of the Kemah location, Archie Patterson, over an eviction dispute.
Conflicting media reports around Beainy's green card status, however, persist, as Snopes was unable to independently confirm whether it has been revoked or if he is currently subject to deportation. The factchecking site explained that while Fox News stated Beainy was "born and raised" in Lebanon, a 2022 Houston Chronicle article described him as U.S.-born, though that claim has since been questioned.
Snopes reached out to Beainy, his attorney Geoffrey Binney, and ICE but had not received responses as of Wednesday
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