After President Donald Trump attempted to rescind the rights of Haitian immigrants to live in the United States, a trial in New York has begun to stall any further action.
The Associated Press reports the suit revolves around the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) program. According to the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, the secretary of Homeland Security has the authority to deem a foreign nation eligible for TPS if the country has a troublesome environment which could hinder its ability to function as a government entity.
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In this case, the 2010 earthquake that killed an estimated 316,000 Haitians and left even more without resources deemed the island eligible for the program.
