Burroughs Drops The Stay After 50 Days
U.S. District Judge Allison Burroughs, an Obama appointee, lifted her administrative stay on Friday, allowing the termination of Temporary Protected Status for Somalis to take effect. According to the source report, that stay had been in place for 50 days while the administration waited for a real order it could deal with through the normal appeals process. Earlier in the day, DHS General Counsel James Percival publicly criticized Burroughs for keeping the stay in place despite a U.S. Supreme Court decision involving TPS. Then, later Friday, the stay was lifted. Amazing how fast paperwork can move when the spotlight gets bright enough.
DHS Counsel Blasts The Delay
Percival said Burroughs had maintained an “unreasoned” administrative stay for 50 days and argued that such a stay, if lawful at all, is supposed to be followed quickly by a real order. He said Burroughs had promised to issue that order by “EARLY” in the week, but by Friday it still had not happened. Percival called the delay “cynical gamesmanship” by a politically motivated district judge and accused her of trying to infringe on the executive branch without issuing a clear and appealable order. That is Washington speak for, “please stop hiding the ball,” only with more billable hours.
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
Termination Of Somalia TPS Takes Effect
After the stay was lifted, Percival posted that the termination of Somalia TPS was now in effect. The termination had originally been set to take effect on March 17, but a federal judge had previously halted it. The source report says Burroughs later issued a new administrative stay after plaintiffs filed an amended complaint and an emergency motion. There are more than 100,000 Somalis living in the United States, while an estimated 5,000 Somalis are eligible for Temporary Protected Status. TPS is supposed to be temporary, a detail apparently worth underlining in permanent marker.
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
Supreme Court Ruling Set The Stage
Burroughs’ order came after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the Trump administration could end Temporary Protected Status for hundreds of thousands of Haitians and Syrians. The high court ruled 6-3, and the source report framed the ruling plainly: Temporary Protected Status is temporary. That matters because immigration policy is not supposed to be run by endless emergency extensions, local courtroom detours, and administrative stays that seem to age like cheese in the back of the federal fridge. The elected branches have a role, the executive branch has authority, and the courts are not supposed to turn temporary programs into permanent policy by delay.
Ogles Moves Against The Judge
Rep. Andy Ogles, a Tennessee Republican, recently introduced articles of impeachment against Judge Burroughs, accusing her of ignoring the Supreme Court and trying to block the Trump administration from ending Somalia TPS. Ogles said, “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.” He also 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.” Strong words, but they match the fight now unfolding over who actually gets to set immigration policy in this country.
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