MIAMI — Jean-Marie Denis raised a metal gate and unlocked his Little Haiti bookstore, stocked with books printed in Creole and French.
kAmw:D D9@A D:ED ?6IE E@ E96 {:EE=6 w2:E: 4F=EFC2= 4@>A=6I[ 56D:8?65 =:<6 2 EFC?\@7\E96\46?EFCJ w2:E:2? 8:?86C3C625 9@FD6 A2:?E65 :? G:G:5 r2C:3362? J6==@H 2?5 E62=] }62C3J :D 2 w2:E:2? r9C:DE:2? 49FC49[ E96 w2:E:2? C6DE2FC2?E !:>2? q@F<[ w2:E:2? >FC2=D C625:?8 “w6=AP w2:E: :D 36:?8 DEC2?8=65[” 2?5 2? 6=6>6?E2CJ D49@@= ?2>65 7@C %@FDD2:?E {@FG6CEFC6[ H9@ =65 E96 D=2G6 C6G@=E E92E =:36C2E65 E96 :D=2?5 ?2E:@?]k^Am
Life has been disrupted at every level in Miami's Little Haiti since the Trump administration ended temporary protected status for Haitian immigrants.
USA Today - Vertical
kAms6?:D[ H9@ 8@6D 3J y2? |2A@F 27E6C 9:D DE@C6[ {:3C6C: |2A@F[ 92D =@?8 366? 2 7:IEFC6 :? |:2>:’D {:EE=6 w2:E: ?6:893@C9@@5[ 2 C67F86 D:?46 E96 `hf_D 7@C w2:E:2?D 7=66:?8 5:4E2E@CD 2?5 A@=:E:42= F?C6DE] xE C6>2:?65 E96 9:DE@C:4 962CE @7 p>6C:42’D =2C86DE w2:E:2? 5:2DA@C2 E9C@F89 w2:E:’D a_`_ 62CE9BF2<6[ 2 a_a` AC6D:56?E:2= 2DD2DD:?2E:@? 2?5 E96 8@G6C?>6?E 4@==2AD6 :?E@ 82?8 H2C72C6]k^Am
Chef Wilkinson “Ken” Sejour at one of his Chef Creole restaurants in the Little Haiti neighborhood of Miami. Sejour said he's lost more than a dozen workers after Haitians lost Temporary Protected Status.
Chris Kenning, USA Today Network
kAmqFE 2? 66C:6 BF:6E 92D 56D46?565 @? E96 ?6:893@C9@@5 D:?46 E96 %CF>A 25>:?:DEC2E:@? 6?565 E6>A@C2CJ AC@E64E:@? 7@C w2:E:2? :>>:8C2?ED :? E96 &?:E65 $E2E6D @? pF8] d] %9@D6 @?46 D66<:?8 D96=E6C ?@H 762C 56A@CE2E:@?]k^Am
kAm“%96J ;FDE 5@?VE H2?E E@ 6IA@D6 E96>D6=G6D[” s6?:D D2:5] “%96J 5@?VE 8@ @FE]”k^Am
kAm}@H96C6 92D E92E 492?86 9:E 92C56C E92? :? u=@C:52[ 9@>6 E@ ?62C=J 92=7 @7 E96 bb_[___ w2:E:2? %!$ C64:A:6?ED =:G:?8 :? E96 &?:E65 $E2E6D[ >2?J :? $@FE9 u=@C:52] k^Am
kAmx? 6?4=2G6D =:<6 {:EE=6 w2:E:[ E96 492?86 92D 5:DCFAE65 =:76 2E 6G6CJ =6G6=[ 4@>>F?:EJ 25G@42E6D D2J]k^Am
kAmxE =67E >2?J F?23=6 E@ H@C< =682==J] xE =67E 3FD:?6DD6D DECF88=:?8 H:E9 76H6C H@C<6CD 2?5 4FDE@>6CD] xE <6AE D@>6 7C@> G6?EFC:?8 @FE E@ E96 5@4E@C @C E@ E2<6 E96:C <:5D E@ D49@@= @? E96 7:CDE 52J @7 4=2DD6D[ H9:49 DE2CE65 pF8] `b :? |:2>:\s256 r@F?EJ] p?5 :E 7F6=65 H:56DAC625 762C @7 6?4@F?E6C:?8 xrt[ 9@==@H:?8 @FE 4F=EFC2= >66E:?8 A=246D :? 2 4@>>F?:EJ 567:?65 3J 86?6C2E:@?D @7 w2:E:2?\p>6C:42?D]k^Am
kAm“~FC 3FD:?6DD6D 2C6 6>AEJ] r9FC496D 2C6 6>AEJ] %96 DEC66ED 2C6 6>AEJ] !6@A=6 92G6 4@>A=6E6=J 8@?6 F?56C8C@F?5[” D2:5 $2?EC2 s6?:D[ 2 >6>36C @7 E96 w2:E:2? p>6C:42? !C@76DD:@?2=D r@2=:E:@?] “xE’D BF:E6 56G2DE2E:?8]”k^Am
kAm%96 s6A2CE>6?E @7 w@>6=2?5 $64FC:EJ C646?E=J 564=:?65 E@ D2J H96E96C x>>:8C2E:@? 2?5 rFDE@>D t?7@C46>6?E 286?ED H@F=5 E2C86E w2:E:2?D H9@ =@DE %!$] xE D2:5 E9@D6 H9@ =62G6 G@=F?E2C:=J 42? C646:G6 2 Sa[e__ A2J>6?E 2?5 2 A2:5 7=:89E 324<] %96 56A2CE>6?E D2:5 E96 AC@8C2> 925 364@>6 2 “56 724E@ 2>?6DEJ AC@8C2> 56DA:E6 r@?8C6DD ?6G6C :?E6?5:?8 :E E@ 36 A6C>2?6?E]”k^Am
A scene from Miami’s Little Haiti neighborhood, part of a larger South Florida Haitian community upended by the loss of temporary deportation protection.
Chris Kenning, USA Today Network
kAm|62?H9:=6[ E96 &]$] $E2E6 s6A2CE>6?E :DDF65 2 “s@ ?@E EC2G6=” 25G:D@CJ 7@C w2:E:[ H2C?:?8 @7 4C:>6[ E6CC@C:D>[ <:5?2AA:?8 2?5 F?C6DE]k^Am
kAmx? $@FE9 u=@C:52[ >2?J ?@H 7246 H92E E96J G:6H 2D :>A@DD:3=6 49@:46D] k^Am
kAmw2:E: C6>2:?D 52?86C@FD 2?5 F?DE23=6] u:?5:?8 C67F86 :? 2?@E96C 4@F?ECJ[ DF49 2D r2?252[ :D 492==6?8:?8 6?@F89 H:E9@FE E96 E9C62E @7 &]$] 56A@CE2E:@?D =@@>:?8] $E2J:?8 >62?D C:D<:?8 36:?8 D6A2C2E65 7C@> E96:C p>6C:42?\3@C? 49:=5C6? 2?5 =@D:?8 E96:C 9@>6D 2?5 3FD:?6DD6D]k^Am
kAm“xE :D @?6 @7 E96 >@DE 5:77:4F=E >@>6?ED :? @FC 9:DE@CJ[” D2:5 u2E96C #68:?2=5 y62?\|2CJ[ H9@ 92D =65 {:EE=6 w2:E:’D }@EC6 s2>6 5’w2:E: r2E9@=:4 r9FC49 7@C ad J62CD] “x 92G6 ?6G6C H:E?6DD65 DF49 2 ?682E:G6 :>A24E @7 :>>:8C2E:@? A@=:4J @? E96 w2:E:2? 4@>>F?:EJ]”k^Am
A scene from Miami’s Little Haiti neighborhood, part of a larger South Florida Haitian community upended by the loss of temporary deportation protection.
Chris Kenning, USA Today Network
kAmyFDE 367@C6 ?@@? :? {:EE=6 w2:E:[ r967 (:=<:?D@? “z6?” $6;@FC DH62ED :? E96 |:2>: 962E[ 92F=:?8 DFAA=:6D :?E@ @?6 @7 9:D r967 rC6@=6 C6DE2FC2?ED] p4C@DD 7C@> E96 E92E4965\C@@7 5:?:?8 A2E:@[ 2 D:8? H:E9 9:D 42E49A9C2D6 C625i “%9:D w2:E:2? 42? 4@@<P”k^Am
kAm%96 D@? @7 w2:E:2? A2C6?ED 3@C? :? E96 q292>2D[ $6;@FC DH:E4965 36EH66? w2:E:2? rC6@=6[ $A2?:D9 2?5 t?8=:D9 2D 96 E2=<65 E@ H@C<6CD 2?5 4FDE@>6CD] w6 4@@C5:?2E65 H:E9 4@@<D 2D E96J AC6A2C65 DF49 5:D96D 2D 8C:@E 7C:65 A@C<[ 4@?49 7C:EE6CD 2?5 A=2?E2:?D]k^Am
kAm$:?46 %!$ 5:D2AA62C65[ 96’D 72465 492==6?86D] w6 =@DE `c DE2776CD H9@ ?@ =@?86C 925 H@C< 2FE9@C:K2E:@?[ 7@C4:?8 9:> E@ D4C2>3=6 E@ <66A 2== D6G6? C6DE2FC2?ED @A6?] w:D w2:E:2? 4FDE@>6CD H9@ =@DE %!$ 5@?’E 92G6 >@?6J E@ 5:?6 @FE[ ?@C 5@ E96J H2?E E@ C:D< 8@:?8 @FE :? AF3=:4]k^Am
kAm$6;@FC[ H9@ 92D =:G65 :? |:2>: D:?46 `hfc[ G@E65 7@C %CF>A[ H9:49 96 D2:5 96 C68C6ED]k^Am
kAm“xV> ?@E D2J:?8 E@ 3C62< E96 =2H] qFE 2E =62DE D2J … =6EVD E2<6 @FC E:>6 2?5 C62==J 7:8FC6 @FE 2 A2E9H2J] %96JVG6 366? C@@E65 96C6] %96JVG6 366? 96C6 7@C 2 H9:=6 … xEVD ?@E 72:C ;FDE E@ FAC@@E E96> @G6C?:89E[” 96 D2:5]k^Am
kAm%96 =@DD @7 w2:E:2? H@C<6CD 92D C:AA=65 24C@DD :?5FDEC:6D :? $@FE9 u=@C:52] k^Am
kAmx? E96 8C62E6C |:2>: >6EC@ 2C62[ 2? 6DE:>2E65 da[___ w2:E:2? %!$ 9@=56CD H6C6 H@C<:?8 2D 28C:4F=EFC2= 92?5D[ 4@@<D[ ?FCD:?8 2DD:DE2?ED[ =2?5D42A6CD[ 9@FD6<66A6CD 2?5 D64FC:EJ 8F2C5D[ 244@C5:?8 E@ !9:==:A r@??@C[ C6D62C49 76==@H 2E !C:?46E@? &?:G6CD:EJVD r6?E6C 7@C |:8C2E:@? 2?5 s6G6=@A>6?E[ 32D65 @? 2? 2?2=JD:D 3J k2 9C67lQ9EEAi^^u(s]FDQmu(s]FDk^2m[ w2:E:2? qC:586 p==:2?46[ 2?5 &?5@4Fq=24< }6EH@C<]k^Am
kAmp3@FE e_ 2:CA@CE H@C<6CD H9@ H6C6 >6>36CD @7 E96 $6CG:46 t>A=@J66D x?E6C?2E:@?2= &?:@? =@DE ;@3D 2E E96 u@CE {2F56C52=6 2:CA@CE[ H96C6 E96J H@C<65 2D 423:? 4=62?6CD[ 3288286 92?5=6CD[ AC@G:5:?8 H966=492:CD 2?5 2:CA@CE D64FC:EJ[ E96 F?:@? D2:5]k^Am
A scene from Miami’s Little Haiti neighborhood, part of a larger South Florida Haitian community upended by the loss of temporary protection status.
Chris Kenning, USA Today Network
kAm%H@ 9@>6\42C6 286?4:6D :? E96 2C62 4=@D65 H96? E96J =@DE gd @7 ge H@C<6CD[ D2:5 s6?:D6 q6==G:==6[ 6I64FE:G6 5:C64E@C @7 E96 w@>6 r2C6 pDD@4:2E:@? @7 u=@C:52]k^Am
kAmp?@E96C AC@G:56C[ y6H:D9 r@>>F?:EJ $6CG:46D @7 $@FE9 u=@C:52[ =@DE `g w2:E:2? 6>A=@J66D[ H9@ 56G6=@A65 =@?8\E6C> 3@?5D H:E9 42C6 C64:A:6?ED E92E :?4=F56 28:?8 w@=@42FDE DFCG:G@CD[ E96 286?4J D2:5]k^Am
kAm%96 BF6DE:@? 7@C >2?J 7@C>6C %!$ w2:E:2?Di (92E ?@Hn k^Am
kAmw2C=2:?6 s@>:?:BF6[ bg[ @7 r@C2= $AC:?8D[ H2D DE2CE:?8 2 EC2G6=\?FCD6 ;@3 :? |2DD249FD6EED H96? %!$ 6?565 62C=:6C E9:D >@?E9] &?23=6 E@ =682==J H@C<[ D96 7=6H 9@>6 E@ $@FE9 u=@C:52 E96 D2>6 52J] k^Am
kAms@>:?:BF6[ H9@ 42>6 7C@> w2:E: 2D 2 49:=5[ H@C<65 @? E96 7C@?E=:?6D @7 962=E9 42C6 5FC:?8 E96 A2?56>:4] }@H D96 D2JD D96 5@6D?’E H2?E E@ DE2J :? 2 4@F?ECJ H96C6 D96’D ?@E H2?E65] k^Am
kAm$96 4@?D:56C65 =6G6C28:?8 96C ?FCD:?8 D<:==D E@ >@G6 E@ pFDEC2=:2[ r2?252[ }6H +62=2?5 @C uC2?46] qFE ?@?6 @7 E92E :D D:>A=6] p?5 2 4FDE@5J 32EE=6 92D 4@>A=:42E65 96C @AE:@?D] w6C D@? 5@6D?’E 92G6 2 A2DDA@CE] k^Am
kAm“x7 x H2D E@ 36 A:4<65 FA 3J xrt E@52J[ x H@F=5 36 D6A2C2E65 7C@> >J D@?] x H@F=5 36 7@C465 E@ =62G6 H:E9@FE 9:>[” D96 D2:5]k^Am
kAm$96 D2:5 D96’D ?@E :? 9:5:?8[ D:?46 w2:E:2?D 8C2?E65 %!$ 925 E@ AC@G:56 E96:C 255C6DD6D] qFE D96 42?’E H@C<] k^Am
kAm“|J >:?5VD 8@:?8 2 E9@FD2?5 >:=6D 2? 9@FC ECJ:?8 E@ 7:8FC6 @FE H92EVD E96 ?6IE DE6A[” D96 D2:5] “x’> 36:?8 E@=5 E92E xV> ?@E 2==@H65 E@ H@C< :? E96 &?:E65 $E2E6D[ 56DA:E6 >6 92G:?8 p>6C:42? 3:==D E@ A2J]”k^Am
kAm$@>6 2C6 =@@<:?8 2E C6EFC?:?8 E@ D>2==6C 4:E:6D :? w2:E:[ DF49 2D r2A\w2ïE:6?[ 56DA:E6 E96 52?86CD 2?5 2 562CE9 @7 64@?@>:4 @AA@CEF?:EJ[ D2:5 !2F= r9C:DE:2? }2>A9J[ A@=:E:42= 5:C64E@C 7@C E96 u2>:=J p4E:@? }6EH@C< |@G6>6?E Wup}|X[ 2 |:2>: w2:E:2? 25G@424J 8C@FA]k^Am
kAm~E96CD 2C6 4@?D:56C:?8 >:8C2E:?8 E@ r2?252[ r9:=6 @C qC2K:=[ H96C6 D@>6 >@G65 367@C6 4@>:?8 E@ E96 &?:E65 $E2E6D[ }2>A9J D2:5] $@>6 2C6 2AA=J:?8 7@C &]$] 2DJ=F>[ 3FE 2AAC@G2= C2E6D 92G6 72==6? 36=@H dT[ 244@C5:?8 E@ E96 p>6C:42? x>>:8C2E:@? r@F?4:=] u2>:=J >6>36CD 42? A6E:E:@? 7@C E96> E@ DE2J[ 3FE E92E 42? E2<6 E:>6]k^Am
kAm“x H@F=5 =@G6 E@ A:4< FA 2?5 8@] %9:D 4@F?ECJ 5@6D ?@E H2?E >6] (9@ H2?ED E@ DE2J D@>6H96C6 H96C6 E96JVC6 ?@E H2?E65n qFE xV> EC2AA65] q6:?8 D6A2C2E65 7C@> >J D@? :D ?@E 2? @AE:@?[” D96 D2:5] “%92EVD H92EVD <66A:?8 >6 FA 2E ?:89E]”k^Am
kAm$@>6 %!$ 9@=56CD :? u=@C:52 92G6 366? 86EE:?8 ?@E:46D E@ 2AA62C :? :>>:8C2E:@? 4@FCE[ H9:49 25G@42E6D D2J @7E6? =625D E@ 2 56A@CE2E:@? @C56C] |2?J H@?56C H96E96C E96J’== 36 C6BF:C65 E@ H62C 2?<=6 >@?:E@CD 2D D@>6 H6C6 :? $AC:?87:6=5[ ~9:@] %92E’D H96C6 %CF>A 4=2:>65 H:E9@FE 6G:56?46[ 5FC:?8 E96 a_ac AC6D:56?E:2= 42>A2:8?[ E92E w2:E:2? :>>:8C2?ED H6C6 62E:?8 A6ED] k^Am
kAm&]$] @77:4:2=D E@=5 E96 w2:E:2? 8@G6C?>6?E E@ 6IA64E 2E =62DE EH@ H66<=J 7=:89ED 42CCJ:?8 2C@F?5 a__ A6@A=6 27E6C %!$ AC@E64E:@?D 6?565[ E96 |:2>: w6C2=5 C6A@CE65 :? yF=J]k^Am
kAm%96 %CF>A p5>:?:DEC2E:@? 92D ?@E D2:5 :7 :E H@F=5 D66< E@ 56A@CE w2:E:2?D E@ E9:C5 4@F?EC:6D]k^Am
Palm Beach County schools brace for Aug. 10 as Haiti TPS end may cut enrollment, staff and funding.
USA Today - Vertical
In Little Haiti, the largest community of Haitians living in the U.S., the end of TPS has disrupted life at every level.
Photos by Chris Kenning/USA TODAY
The business news you need
Get the latest local business news delivered FREE to your inbox weekly.
