Businessman Pierre Réginald Boulos appeared for the second time on Tuesday before Judge Jorge Pereira. He is accused of violating U.S. immigration laws and of conducting a campaign of violence and support for gangs to destabilize Haiti. The hearing took place Tuesday at the Krome North Service Processing Center.

According to an article in the Miami Herald, a federal judge in Florida has ordered the Trump administration to explain why it is detaining a well-known Haitian businessman and former presidential candidate of Haiti, whose shocking arrest by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) last month continues to stir controversy within the Haitian community.