Posted on 08/19/2026 1:39:39 PM PDT by thegagline
A hurdle to adding the final country to the list of temporary protected status terminations has been eliminated as the Trump administration continues to crack down on immigration, with refugee numbers at a record low.
A Boston judge, Brian Murphy, lifted a final administrative stay, ending TPS for over 5,000 Ethiopians in the U.S. under the program, marking the 13th country with TPS status to be terminated in President Donald Trump’s second term.
Those countries include Afghanistan, Burma, Cameroon, Ethiopia, Haiti, Honduras, Nepal, Nicaragua, Somalia, South Sudan, Syria, Venezuela and Yemen.
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security argued in a social media post that the program “was used as a defacto amnesty program,” adding “those days are over” as the agency warns those with terminated TPS status are now in the country “illegally” and “they must leave now or be swiftly deported.”
The news comes as the Pew Research Center released a new report showing that the U.S. government has admitted the fewest refugees, potentially eclipsing COVID-era figures.
During the first 10 months of fiscal year 2026, the government has admitted 10,258 refugees: 10,255 from South Africa and three from Afghanistan. It’s down from 38,102 in fiscal year 2025 and 100,034 in fiscal year 2024. In fiscal year 2025, the majority of refugees were from Afghanistan; in 2024, the majority came from the Congo, followed by Afghanistan.
In addition to the lower numbers. The Trump administration has lowered the ceiling set for admissions to 17,500, meaning the administration could still admit over 7,000 refugees before the fiscal year ends Sept. 30. Pew notes the “ceiling is the lowest that the U.S. government has had since at least the turn of the century.”
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“the Pew Research Center released a new report showing that the U.S. government has admitted the fewest refugees, potentially eclipsing COVID-era figures.”
LOL...sounds like Pew has their panties in a wad. And we are bringing in South Africans threatened by the blacks there.
What ever happened to Maryland’s favorite daddy of the year, Kilmar Kid Abrego Garcia Scumbag. Did he and his private Señator Chrissy Van Hollen every get married or are they just shacking up?
10,258 too many
Uganda until it pops.
DACA is also a temporary (2 yr) arrangement. DACA can still be renewed for another 2 years. But I expect that will change soon.
A couple hundred thousand deported, 4-5 million more to go.
1 is too many.
Check
I agree I was just referring back to the article
Yes I figured that. I was just agreeing with you also.
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