Jordanian co-creator of ‘Trump Burger’ restaurant detained in U.S.
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detained the Jordanian co-creator of the infamous 'Trump Burger' restaurant and sandwich shop three weeks after his business partner met the same fate.
ICE's spokesperson said, according to what reported by Daily Mail and monitored by Ammon News, that the Jordanian (I.A) was finally arrested by ICE on June 2 'and will no longer be free to endanger anyone in the U.S. again.'
(I.A), a 55-year-old citizen of Jordan, had received a deportation order in 2009 and has spent time in federal prison for health care fraud and drug misbranding.
He faced his first conviction for assault in 2000 before running a phony flu shot scam in Texas.
In 2007, he was convicted of healthcare fraud and misbranding of a drug for dangerously injecting 1,600 Houston-area residents with fake flu shots,' an ICE spokesperson said.
Abuelhawa was supposed to be deported after he got out of prison but was able to remain in the country and used the alias 'Eddie Hawa.'
He and his wife (S.H) rebranded his Bellville Cafe as the 'Trump Cafe' in 2016 when Trump first ran for president and went viral.
His first restaurant failed but he went into business in 2020 with his Lebanese partner on the Trump Burger joint which eventually became a chain.
The two men have since fell out and are currently entangled in at least four lawsuits, including a bitter feud over ownership of the Trump Burger brand itself.
His attorney Jennifer Lopez told The Houston Chronicle that the processing center in Conroe, Texas he is being held in is denying Abuelhawa - a diabetic - insulin and blood sugar monitoring. 'He's not doing well.'
Lopez also said that he was allowed to remain in America following the 2009 order 'to multiple [government] agencies' benefit' but would not explain why.
A spokesperson for DHS told HuffPost that this was a lie.
However, the ownership group behind the chain has faced myriad legal problems even before the deportation threat. The Lebanese partner claims he purchased a 50% stake in the original restaurant from co-founder 'Eddie'. But Eddie denies there was ever a formal agreement and is countersuing his partner, seeking $1 million in damages.
In February, the Trump Organization sent a cease-and-desist letter to Beainy, demanding he stop using Trump's name and image, citing potential consumer confusion and unauthorized brand use.
The restaurant is not endorsed by Donald Trump, the Trump family, or the Trump Organization.
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detained the Jordanian co-creator of the infamous 'Trump Burger' restaurant and sandwich shop three weeks after his business partner met the same fate.
ICE's spokesperson said, according to what reported by Daily Mail and monitored by Ammon News, that the Jordanian (I.A) was finally arrested by ICE on June 2 'and will no longer be free to endanger anyone in the U.S. again.'
(I.A), a 55-year-old citizen of Jordan, had received a deportation order in 2009 and has spent time in federal prison for health care fraud and drug misbranding.
He faced his first conviction for assault in 2000 before running a phony flu shot scam in Texas.
In 2007, he was convicted of healthcare fraud and misbranding of a drug for dangerously injecting 1,600 Houston-area residents with fake flu shots,' an ICE spokesperson said.
Abuelhawa was supposed to be deported after he got out of prison but was able to remain in the country and used the alias 'Eddie Hawa.'
He and his wife (S.H) rebranded his Bellville Cafe as the 'Trump Cafe' in 2016 when Trump first ran for president and went viral.
His first restaurant failed but he went into business in 2020 with his Lebanese partner on the Trump Burger joint which eventually became a chain.
The two men have since fell out and are currently entangled in at least four lawsuits, including a bitter feud over ownership of the Trump Burger brand itself.
His attorney Jennifer Lopez told The Houston Chronicle that the processing center in Conroe, Texas he is being held in is denying Abuelhawa - a diabetic - insulin and blood sugar monitoring. 'He's not doing well.'
Lopez also said that he was allowed to remain in America following the 2009 order 'to multiple [government] agencies' benefit' but would not explain why.
A spokesperson for DHS told HuffPost that this was a lie.
However, the ownership group behind the chain has faced myriad legal problems even before the deportation threat. The Lebanese partner claims he purchased a 50% stake in the original restaurant from co-founder 'Eddie'. But Eddie denies there was ever a formal agreement and is countersuing his partner, seeking $1 million in damages.
In February, the Trump Organization sent a cease-and-desist letter to Beainy, demanding he stop using Trump's name and image, citing potential consumer confusion and unauthorized brand use.
The restaurant is not endorsed by Donald Trump, the Trump family, or the Trump Organization.
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detained the Jordanian co-creator of the infamous 'Trump Burger' restaurant and sandwich shop three weeks after his business partner met the same fate.
ICE's spokesperson said, according to what reported by Daily Mail and monitored by Ammon News, that the Jordanian (I.A) was finally arrested by ICE on June 2 'and will no longer be free to endanger anyone in the U.S. again.'
(I.A), a 55-year-old citizen of Jordan, had received a deportation order in 2009 and has spent time in federal prison for health care fraud and drug misbranding.
He faced his first conviction for assault in 2000 before running a phony flu shot scam in Texas.
In 2007, he was convicted of healthcare fraud and misbranding of a drug for dangerously injecting 1,600 Houston-area residents with fake flu shots,' an ICE spokesperson said.
Abuelhawa was supposed to be deported after he got out of prison but was able to remain in the country and used the alias 'Eddie Hawa.'
He and his wife (S.H) rebranded his Bellville Cafe as the 'Trump Cafe' in 2016 when Trump first ran for president and went viral.
His first restaurant failed but he went into business in 2020 with his Lebanese partner on the Trump Burger joint which eventually became a chain.
The two men have since fell out and are currently entangled in at least four lawsuits, including a bitter feud over ownership of the Trump Burger brand itself.
His attorney Jennifer Lopez told The Houston Chronicle that the processing center in Conroe, Texas he is being held in is denying Abuelhawa - a diabetic - insulin and blood sugar monitoring. 'He's not doing well.'
Lopez also said that he was allowed to remain in America following the 2009 order 'to multiple [government] agencies' benefit' but would not explain why.
A spokesperson for DHS told HuffPost that this was a lie.
However, the ownership group behind the chain has faced myriad legal problems even before the deportation threat. The Lebanese partner claims he purchased a 50% stake in the original restaurant from co-founder 'Eddie'. But Eddie denies there was ever a formal agreement and is countersuing his partner, seeking $1 million in damages.
In February, the Trump Organization sent a cease-and-desist letter to Beainy, demanding he stop using Trump's name and image, citing potential consumer confusion and unauthorized brand use.
The restaurant is not endorsed by Donald Trump, the Trump family, or the Trump Organization.
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Jordanian co-creator of ‘Trump Burger’ restaurant detained in U.S.
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