MIAMI — On Friday, more than 300,000 Haitians living in the United States legally under Temporary Protected Status will become suddenly deportable and lose their work permits following last month’s Supreme Court decision that allows the Trump administration final discretion to end TPS.

“I have so many members in my congregation that will be directly affected by such a cruel decision,” said Pastor Joanem ‘FanFan’ Floreal of the Shalom Community Church in South Florida.

The decision puts entire South Florida industries at stake, such as healthcare and hospitality.

The Florida Restaurant Association co-signed a letter to U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin with a dozen groups nationwide, pleading for guidance and protections for long-serving legally authorized workers central to operations.

Florida State Rep. Marie Woodson is among the lawmakers scrambling to engage the one option left, speaking to lawmakers.

“I have spoken to so many people, and the frustration is so high, the fear is so intense,” she said. “Some of them say they are trying, but I have not gotten any specific result.”

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