--- ---  # Restaurateur Is the Latest to Dump Trump Following Immigration Comments ## Video: Highlights from Donald Trump's Presidential Announcement [Watch (HLS stream): Highlights from Donald Trump's Presidential Announcement](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/zZCJ6BIH.m3u8) (1:47)  _Published 2015-06-16. Highlights from Donald Trump's announcement to run for president._  by [Justin Worland](https://time.com/author/justin-worland/)  ## Justin Worland Senior Correspondent Jul 8, 2015 8:01 PM UTC  Chef Jose Andres prepares food onstage during the 2015 Food Network & Cooking Channel South Beach Wine & Food Festival on February 22, 2015 in Miami Beach. Chef Jose Andres prepares food onstage during the 2015 Food Network & Cooking Channel South Beach Wine & Food Festival on February 22, 2015 in Miami Beach.Larry Marano—Getty Images  by [Justin Worland](https://time.com/author/justin-worland/)  ## Justin Worland Senior Correspondent Jul 8, 2015 8:01 PM UTC Restaurateur [José André](http://www.thinkfoodgroup.com/)s nixed plans to open a flagship dining spot in the new Trump Hotel in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday, following Donald Trump’s controversial comments on immigration last month. The decision makes Andrés just the latest Trump associate to [sever ties with the billionaire presidential candidate](http://time.com/3947126/donald-trump-immigration-defiant/). “Donald Trump’s recent statements disparaging immigrants make it impossible for my company and I to move forward with opening a successful Spanish restaurant in Trump International’s upcoming hotel,” Andrés said in an emailed statement. “I believe that every human being deserves respect, regardless of immigration status.” More than half of Andrés’ employees and many of his restaurants’ patrons are Hispanic, the statement said. Andrés himself is a Spanish immigrant who has gained fame for a burgeoning 18-restaurant chain, cookbooks and television appearances. Trump’s remarks on immigration came last month during the speech announcing his run for president. The real estate mogul-turned-television star described illegal immigration from Mexico as harmful to the U.S. “They’re bringing drugs. They’re bringing crime. They’re rapists,” he said, adding, “And some, I assume, are good people.” Trump doubled down on the remarks as businesses have ended partnerships with him, including Macy’s and NBC. In each case, Trump has responded defiantly. In an emailed statement on Andrés’ decision on Wednesday, Donald Trump Jr. threatened to take legal action and said that Andrés had “no right to terminate or otherwise abandon his obligations.” “We will also enforce the exclusivity provisions preventing Mr. Andrés from opening a competing restaurant anywhere in the D.C area,” Trump Jr. wrote. “Mr. Andrés’ obligations under the lease are clear and unambiguous.” Donald Trump Immigrants D.C.: José Andrés Cancels DC Restaurant Plans ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3949983/trump-hotel-restaurant/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3949983/trump-hotel-restaurant/"},"headline":"Restaurateur Is the Latest to Dump Trump Following Immigration Comments","datePublished":"2015-07-08T20:01:01.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T09:04:11.668Z","description":"\"I believe that every human being deserves respect, regardless of immigration status\"","url":"https://time.com/3949983/trump-hotel-restaurant/","keywords":["2016 Election","2016 Election topic"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt647a0d8e3368e699/69885a1be20a8741c4a8c345/josc3a9-andrc3a9s.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Justin Worland","jobTitle":"Senior Correspondent","url":"https://time.com/author/justin-worland/"}],"articleSection":"Politics","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt647a0d8e3368e699/69885a1be20a8741c4a8c345/josc3a9-andrc3a9s.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"chef jose andres","caption":"chef jose andres","creditText":"Larry Marano—Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/politics/","name":"Politics"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/2016-election/","name":"2016 Election"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3949983/trump-hotel-restaurant/","name":"Restaurateur Is the Latest to Dump Trump Following Immigration Comments"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"Highlights from Donald Trump's Presidential Announcement","description":"Highlights from Donald Trump's announcement to run for president.","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/zZCJ6BIH/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2015-06-16T18:43:31.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/zZCJ6BIH.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/3949983/trump-hotel-restaurant/","duration":"PT1M47S","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/3949983/trump-hotel-restaurant/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}}] ```