People attend a rally at the Little Haiti Cultural Center on Thursday, July 9, 2026, in Miami, Fla. The event called for protections for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) holders and other immigrants after the Trump administration stripped many of them of legal protections against deportation.
Photo by Matias J. Ocner
mocner@miamiherald.com
With the ending of Temporary Protected Status, Haitian Americans are scrambling to determine the path forward. At the same time, business owners have also expressed the impact the decision has on them, including the loss of employees.
Read stories about the fallout from TPS ending and the partnership between an Overtown restaurant and a Miami Hurricanes player in this edition of the 44 percent.
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INSIDE THE 305:
What Haitians need to know about TPS, ICE after legal status in U.S. ends
Mandy, an asylum seeker, speaking at podium and Beatrice Augustin, left, participate in a rally at the Little Haiti Cultural Center on Thursday, July 9, 2026, in Miami, Fla. The event called for protections for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) holders and other immigrants after the Trump administration stripped many of them of legal protections against deportation. Photo by Matias J. Ocner mocner@miamiherald.com
Haiti correspondent Jacqueline Charles wrote a primer in the wake of the Trump administration ending Temporary Protected Status.
‘Implementing terror’: Miami business owners feel the pain of losing TPS workers
Sabine Dulcio is a North Miami business owner. Courtesy photo
Minority Business reporter Michael Butler spoke to Haitian business owners about the loss of employees in the wake of TPS ending.
UM football player partners with Overtown restaurant on new menu item
Miami Hurricanes’ defensive lineman Justin Scott partnered with Red Rooster Overtown on a new menu item that pays tribute to his favorite meal growing up. The J Scott Burger will use ingredients from the nearby Dunn’s Overtown Farm. Courtesy of Red Rooster Overtown
Miami Hurricanes football player Justin Scott partnered with Red Rooster Overtown on a menu item that benefits Dunn’s Overtown farm.
OUTSIDE THE 305:
Howard U. Disenrolled Hundreds of Students. Was It for Their Own Good?
WASHINGTON, DC – OCTOBER 25: An entrance sign near the main gate at Howard University October 25, 2021 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images) Drew Angerer Getty Images
The Chronicle of Higher Education’s Jasper Smith wrote about the Howard University’s decision to disenroll 500 students, 16% of its freshman class.
HIGH CULTURE: Beyonce drops new EP in the middle of the night
NEW YORK, NEW YORK – MAY 04: Beyoncé attends the 2026 Met Gala celebrating “Costume Art” at the Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 04, 2026 in New York City. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for The Met Museum/Vogue) Dimitrios Kambouris Getty Images for The Met Museum/
Building off the release of her latest single “Morning Dew (Donk),” Beyonce dropped an EP filled with remixes (including a version that includes Jay-Z). The EP comes a month before the release of the 20th anniversary edition of her album B’Day