The CDC just expanded its Ebola travel ban to include lawful permanent residents returning from the Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda, and South Sudan — and somewhere in Washington, an immigration lawyer is already drafting the lawsuit. The 30-day entry ban, which previously applied only to foreign nationals, now covers green card holders who've traveled to any of those three countries within the previous 21 days.

Imagine thinking this is controversial. "Hey, there's a hemorrhagic fever outbreak that liquefies your organs — maybe don't come back until we're sure you're not carrying it." Apparently that's too much common sense for 2026.

The move represents a significant escalation from the original ban, which had carved out exemptions for U.S. citizens, nationals, and permanent residents. The CDC decided those exemptions created too large a gap in the containment wall, and frankly, they're right. Ebola doesn't check your immigration status before it kills you. It doesn't care if you've got a green card, a blue card, or a Costco card.

According to Just The News, the restriction targets individuals who have been physically present in any of the three affected African nations within a 21-day window — which, not coincidentally, lines up with Ebola's maximum incubation period. That's not xenophobia. That's epidemiology.

Now here's where it gets fun. We all remember how the last administration handled infectious disease policy. Open borders, COVID patients shuffled into nursing homes, and anyone who suggested travel restrictions was called a racist. The current approach? Identify the threat countries. Set a science-based quarantine window. Apply it uniformly.

The Democratic Republic of Congo has been battling Ebola outbreaks on and off for years. Uganda and South Sudan aren't exactly winning any public health awards either. These aren't random countries pulled out of a hat — they're active outbreak zones where people are dying.

But watch what happens next. The same crowd that locked you in your house for two years over a virus with a 99% survival rate will suddenly discover that travel bans are "disproportionate" when applied to countries experiencing a disease with a fatality rate that can top 90%. The cognitive dissonance is almost impressive.

Here's the bottom line: the Trump administration is doing exactly what a government is supposed to do — protecting its citizens from a deadly pathogen. Green card holders aren't being deported. They're not losing their status. They're being told to wait 21 days before re-entering the country if they've been in an active Ebola zone.

That's not cruel. That's called having a functioning country.

We spent three years being told to "follow the science." Well, the science says Ebola incubates for up to 21 days, kills the majority of people it infects, and spreads through bodily fluids. The CDC — not exactly a MAGA outfit — made this call. And it's the right one.

Anyone who has a problem with temporarily restricting entry from countries where people are bleeding out of their eyes is welcome to book a one-way ticket to Kinshasa and report back. We'll wait.