More than 100 Kenyan police arrived in Haiti's capital on Thursday to reinforce a security mission whose future has been in limbo, after the U.S. froze some funding before passing a waiver to unlock a separate batch of funds.

The latest deployment of Kenyan police comes two days after the U.S. notified the United Nations that it was freezing $13.3 million slated for the mission as part of a sweeping freeze on foreign assistance imposed by U.S. President Donald Trump.

A group of 144 Kenyan police officers arrived in Haiti's capital as part of a U.N.-backed mission to aid local police battling gangs. This move, announced by Kenyan President Ruto, comes amidst challenges such as U.