MIAMI—In a rare display of bipartisan concern for Miami’s agricultural imports, Florida Congressman Carlos Giménez warned Sunday that deporting 350,000 Haitians under a new Supreme Court ruling could create an unprecedented ‘plantain drought’ across South Florida.

“Haitians are the backbone of our local plantain consumption matrix,” Giménez told reporters, clutching a tostones platter. “Returning them to a failed state would not only be a humanitarian error—it would put our empanada-to-plantain ratio at catastrophic lows.”

A recent study by the Miami Center for Economic Absurdity estimated that up to 87% of Miami’s local cuisine relies on what researchers called “the sacred plantain supply chain,” which is now at risk. “If all the Haitians leave, who’s going to explain the difference between a ripe and unripe plantain to my cousin Enrique?” said local restaurateur Gloria Martinez, who added that her family hasn’t eaten a non-fried banana since 1987.

The ruling, cheered by some in Washington, has sent shockwaves through Miami’s Little Haiti district, where residents expressed concern about the fate of both TPS recipients and their precious fried delicacies. “First they came for the Cubans, now the Haitians,” said Miami resident and self-proclaimed tostones activist Ricky Dumont. “If they come for the arepas next, I’m moving to Canada.”

White House Press Secretary Lyle DeSantis downplayed the concerns, assuring the press, “The President will ensure a robust supply of culturally-appropriate snacks for all Americans—possibly through a new NAFTA-for-Plantains deal with Mexico.”

Meanwhile, local supermarkets are reporting a run on plantains, with one Publix manager describing the scene as “worse than hurricane season, but with more desperate aunties.”