Business owners in South Florida’s Haitian community say they’re facing a growing economic crisis as customers disappear and workers become increasingly difficult to find. Many blame the end of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) protections for Haitians, saying fear of immigration enforcement is keeping people home.
Along Northwest Seventh Avenue in North Miami, businesses that are typically busy say traffic has slowed dramatically.
One Haitian barber, who has lived in the United States for 34 years, said his shop has gone from serving 10 to 12 customers a day to almost none…