On Friday, US District Judge Allison Burroughs, an Obama appointee, lifted her block on the termination for Somalia Temporary Protected Status (TPS). Burroughs’ administrative stay had been in place for 50 days! She dragged her feet on issuing a real order. Earlier Friday, DHS General Counsel James Percival blasted Judge Burroughs for defying the US Supreme Court. [snip] For 50 days, Allison Burroughs has maintained her unreasoned “administrative stay” of our termination of Somalia TPS, notwithstanding the Supreme Court’s decision. This “administrative stay”—to the extent it is lawful at all—is supposed to be quickly followed by a real order.… — James Percival (@DHSGenCounsel) August 14, 2026 Later Friday, Judge Burroughs lifted her administrative stay. Termination for TPS for Somalis in now in effect. Judge Burroughs just lifted her administrative stay, and the termination of Somalia TPS is now in effect. Congratulations, Judge! pic.twitter.com/4aF8tFnBFs — James Percival (@DHSGenCounsel) August 14, 2026 Earlier this month, Judge Burroughs once again blocked the Trump Administration from terminating TPS for Somalis. [snip] There are more than 100,000 Somalis living in the US. An estimated 5,000 Somalis are eligible for Temporary Protected Status. Judge Burroughs’ order came after the US Supreme Court ruled that the Trump Administration is allowed to end Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for hundreds of thousands of Haitians and Syrians. The high court, in a 6-3 vote, ruled that the Temporary Protected Status is… temporary. [snip] “I have just introduced articles of impeachment against radical judicial activist Judge Allison Burroughs for ignoring the Supreme Court and attempting to force mass migration from Somalia into American communities,” Ogles said. “America is not Africa’s dumping ground. We will end Temporary Protected Status, remove those who have no lawful right to remain, and put the sovereignty of the American people FIRST,” Ogles said. (*) Full article: https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2026/08/judge-lifts-block-termination-somalia-tps-after-ogles/ Post navigation Leftists up in arms over Trump’s Supreme Court-guided birth-tourism crackdown Judge rejects attempt to halt Trump from building border wall along tribe’s reservation
