Klay Thompson slams Trump administration in emotional Instagram post pledging support for Bahamas

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Golden State Warriors shooting guard Klay Thompson pledged to donate 100% of the proceeds raised by the upcoming Thompson Foundation Family Foundation Celebrity Golf Tournament to relief efforts in the Bahamas as the archipelago recovers from Hurricane Dorian.

"These past few weeks have been so unimaginably hard for Bahamians, especially on the islands of Abaco and Freeport," Thompson wrote in an Instagram post. "People have lost everything- loved ones, family, possessions, homes. Whatever you cherish it's gone for these communities. This is far from a quick fix, it will take years and years of rebuilding."

Klay's father Mychal was born in the capital city of Nassau, and the Warriors star travels to Nassau every July to visit his father's side of the family and help with a basketball camp.

"The @thompsonfamilyfoundation will do everything in its power to help with relief efforts right now and for many years to come," Thompson wrote. "All contributions no matter how big or small will go long way and are greatly appreciated."

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The NBA All-Star then focused his fire on the Trump Administration for not granting temporary protected status to Bahamians displaced by the hurricane.

"Shame on our current administration for not welcoming our Bahamian neighbors in their greatest time of need," he wrote. "I've been so lucky to visit my family in Nassau since childhood, and in those times I've seen countless Americans use the Bahamian islands as their playground for letting loose and vacationing. And now we turn our back on the people who welcomed us with open arms, when they've lost everything !?"

The Trump Administration says they have processed "thousands" of people fleeing the Bahamas, although there was some confusion as to who could come to the United States.

On Monday, acting Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Mark Morgan said the agency has processed "thousands of folks," and Border Patrol agents "will accept anyone on humanitarian reasons that needs to come here."

"This is a humanitarian mission," he said. "If your life is in jeopardy and you're in the Bahamas and you want to get to the United States, you're going to be allowed to come to the United States, whether you have travel documents or not."

The president added some confusion later on Monday when he stated anyone trying to flee the Bahamas needs documentation, and the US will be "very tough" processing those who try to enter.

"We have to be very careful," the president told reporters on the White House lawn. "Everybody needs totally proper documentation because, look, the Bahamas had some tremendous problems with people going to the Bahamas that weren't supposed to be there."

Trump added, "I don't want to allow people that weren't supposed to be in the Bahamas to come into the United States, including some very bad people and some very bad gang members, and some very, very bad drug dealers. So, we're going to be very strong on that."

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The administration has refused to grant refugees "temporary protected status," a designation that allows foreigners who were displaced by wars and natural disasters to stay and work in the United States instead of returning to their home countries. Florida's Republican Senators Marco Rubio and Rick Scott have both called on the Trump administration to grant Bahamians this status.

"There's no excuse for this... and if you have one your [sic] a real piece of (poop emoji)," Thompson wrote of Trump administration not applying temporary protected status.

Eric Ting is an SFGATE staff writer. Email: eric.ting@sfgate.com | Twitter:@_ericting