At Homi Mexican restaurant in St. Paul, Minnesota, customers can now freely enter the restaurant without waiting for an employee to unlock the front door. This change comes after a period of high-profile immigration raids that left many businesses feeling fear and uncertainty. The restaurant closed down for employees' safety during Operation Metro Surge in December and reopened with a skeleton crew in January, but the doors remained locked from the inside and customers could only order food for takeaway. Despite this, restaurant owners are cautious about returning to pre-surge staffing before customers fully return. Restaurants that shut down or scaled back operations during the enforcement surge are gradually reopening, but owners say the recovery is slow and uneven. The psychological impact of the crackdown still lingers over the immigrant workforce that keeps much of the hospitality industry alive.