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[Horus]

Announcement of Targeted Visa Restrictions for Individuals Involved in Undermining Peace in Ethiopia
06/18/2026 08:10 AM EDT

Thomas "Tommy" Pigott, Spokesperson
Announcement of Targeted Visa Restrictions for Individuals Involved in Undermining Peace in Ethiopia
Press Statement
June 17, 2026

Rising tensions between Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) hardliners and the Ethiopian government have threatened to reignite the conflict in northern Ethiopia and undermine peace and security across the entire region.

Earlier this year, members of the Tigray Security Forces (TSF) clashed with Ethiopian National Defense Forces (ENDF), their first direct engagement since the end of the 2020-2022 conflict, which resulted in the loss of 600,000 lives and brought the region to the brink of famine.

Hundreds of thousands of civilians across northern Ethiopia have already fled their homes, fearing a return to war.

Today, pursuant to his authority under Section 212(a)(3)(C) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, Secretary Rubio is taking steps to impose visa restrictions on hardline members of the TPLF and their immediate family members.

This visa restriction policy targets individuals who are responsible for, or complicit in, undermining resolution to the crisis in the Tigray region.

The United States will continue to stand with the Ethiopian people, including the people of Tigray, who want to live in peace and dignity.

We will continue to use all tools available to expose and promote accountability for TPLF officials and other individuals who threaten that peace and stability in the region.

[Horus]

ETHIOPIANS WANT DEMOCRACY, PROSPERITY, PEACE! DITTO.

[Odie]

Announcement of Targeted Visa Restrictions for Individuals Involved in Undermining Peace in Ethiopia
06/18/2026 08:10 AM EDT

Thomas "Tommy" Pigott, Spokesperson
Announcement of Targeted Visa Restrictions for Individuals Involved in Undermining Peace in Ethiopia
Press Statement
June 17, 2026

Rising tensions between Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) hardliners and the Ethiopian government have threatened to reignite the conflict in northern Ethiopia and undermine peace and security across the entire region.

Earlier this year, members of the Tigray Security Forces (TSF) clashed with Ethiopian National Defense Forces (ENDF), their first direct engagement since the end of the 2020-2022 conflict, which resulted in the loss of 600,000 lives and brought the region to the brink of famine.

Hundreds of thousands of civilians across northern Ethiopia have already fled their homes, fearing a return to war.

Today, pursuant to his authority under Section 212(a)(3)(C) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, Secretary Rubio is taking steps to impose visa restrictions on hardline members of the TPLF and their immediate family members.

This visa restriction policy targets individuals who are responsible for, or complicit in, undermining resolution to the crisis in the Tigray region.

The United States will continue to stand with the Ethiopian people, including the people of Tigray, who want to live in peace and dignity.

We will continue to use all tools available to expose and promote accountability for TPLF officials and other individuals who threaten that peace and stability in the region.

Amen to that

[Horus]

Odie,
This is pretty much a death nail on Tsimdo. Now what will Eritrea do? What will Fano do? A window is open for Abiy to extend the peace logic on Eritrea, Fano, OLA. It might even include Al-Burhan who has refused to negotiated peace with RSF.

That said, consider how US is giving us stick and carrot at the same time - pro Egypt on Nile, pro Ethiopia on TPLF. ???

[Affable]

They know TPLF is pretty much done. Its widespread network in North America and Europe is not as productive as it had been.
መውደቅህ ሲታወቅ ወዳጅ አታፈራም። ሁሉም ጠላት ነው የሚሆነው።
To be more precise now TPLF is not a political force any foreign power like to associate with, but the hopeless Egypt.

[Horus]

They know TPLF is pretty much done. Its widespread network in North America and Europe is not as productive as it had been.
መውደቅህ ሲታወቅ ወዳጅ አታፈራም። ሁሉም ጠላት ነው የሚሆነው።
To be more precise now TPLF is not a political force any foreign power like to associate with, but the hopeless Egypt.

Yes, indeed. What is tragic is that we consistently fail to recognize and accept when our functionality and purpose come to an end and recede to the recesses of history. TPLF has exhausted its reason for existence and has become a burden to society and the environment.

TPLF has no political, social or economic purpose to exist be it for Tigre, Ethiopia or the HoA. Naked military existence without any value to society is/will be rejected by evolution - no function, no selection. ይህን የተፈጥሮ ሕግ አበሻ ጨርሶታል ፣ ሲያረጅ አያምርም! አለቀ። ወያኔ ማለት አሁን ቀውስ ፣ ዲሶርደር፣ ችግር ፣ ማህበራዊ በሽታ ማለት ነው።

On the other hand, consider Abiy and Adanech - all they talk about and do is adding value to society, some kind of social economic improvement. Evolution favors and selects those types of organisms.

[ethiopianunity]

Cadre,

Although we are happy Tplf is sanctioned, the table had turned around. But, pp must have fulfilled the demands of World bank and lmf to be slave that could be the only thing Tplf is sanctioned as Tplf used to be the darling. What did pp do against Ethiopians by accepting what that the darling of the West Tplf now became sanctioned? Probably gave the AU to the West for recolonization of Africa? Kill the birr which is against the population, so on. The Protestant Kembata the foreign minister is typical foreign brainwashed individual who is signing away Ethiopia’s assets. I don’t see any difference pp with tplf

[Horus]

Cadre,

Although we are happy Tplf is sanctioned, the table had turned around. But, pp must have fulfilled the demands of World bank and lmf to be slave that could be the only thing Tplf is sanctioned as Tplf used to be the darling. What did pp do against Ethiopians by accepting what that the darling of the West Tplf now became sanctioned? Probably gave the AU to the West for recolonization of Africa? Kill the birr which is against the population, so on. The Protestant Kembata the foreign minister is typical foreign brainwashed individual who is signing away Ethiopia’s assets. I don’t see any difference pp with tplf

ቆማጣ የትግሬ ወያኔ፣
እኔ ካድሬ ሳልሆን 50 ዓመት የታገልኩህ ኢትዮጵያዊ ነኝ! አንተ ባንዳ የኢትዮጵያ ነቀርሳ ! ወያኔ ሞቶ ተቀብሯል ! አሁን የወያኔ እሬሳ በስብሶ ነው አገር እያገማ ያለ

[Right]

Guraghies calm down.

TPLF was a child of the West.
Horsie said US is 100% on the side of Egypt, but then why the US sanctions its child TPLF?
What is cooking?
Both TPLF & Abiye’s OPDO are a believers of Ethnic ideology and a darlings of the US.

SMALL SIZE HEADS ARE NOT CREATED TO THINK.THEY ARE ONLY THERE TO STEAL.