Overview: The owner of Tropical Island Restaurant in Boynton Beach, Fla., says the termination of Haiti's Temporary Protected Status has significantly affected his business. By the 2010s, as Palm Beach County saw an influx of Haitians, Boynton Beach became home to at least 10,000 of them. A view of Tropical Island Restaurant in Boynton Beach, Florida, on Friday, July 24, 2026. Photo by Guethshina Altena/The Haitian TimesCustomers eating in at the Tropical Island Restaurant in Boynton Beach, Florida on Friday, July 24, 2026. A customer prepares to exit Tropical Island Restaurant in Boynton Beach, Florida on Friday, July 24, 2026.