Federal judge blocks Trump administration from ending legal status for more than 500,000 Haitians

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A federal judge on Tuesday blocked President Donald Trump‘s move to terminate the protected status of more than 520,000 Haitians.

Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem announced the move, affecting over half a million Haitians who fled the country due to government collapse and gang violence, last Friday. District Court Judge Brian Cogan in New York blocked the move on Tuesday, arguing that the agency hadn’t provided enough notice for it.

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