diff -u b/core/modules/migrate/src/Entity/Migration.php b/core/modules/migrate/src/Entity/Migration.php
--- b/core/modules/migrate/src/Entity/Migration.php
+++ b/core/modules/migrate/src/Entity/Migration.php
@@ -213,33 +213,23 @@
   protected $entityManager;
 
   /**
-   * An array with the statuses as keys and labels as values.
-   *
-   * @var array
+   * {@inheritdoc}
    */
-  protected static $statusList;
+  public function getStatusLabel() {
+    $status_list = [
+      static::STATUS_IDLE => 'Idle',
+      static::STATUS_IMPORTING => 'Importing',
+      static::STATUS_ROLLING_BACK => 'Rolling back',
+      static::STATUS_STOPPING => 'Stopping',
+      static::STATUS_DISABLED => 'Disabled',
+    ];
 
-  /**
-   * Retrieve a translated status string..
-   *
-   * @param integer
-   *  One of the MigrationInterface STATUS constants.
-   *
-   * @return string
-   *   Translated string corresponding to a STATUS_ constant.
-   */
-  public static function getTranslatedStatus($status) {
-    if (!static::$statusList) {
-      static::$statusList = [
-        static::STATUS_IDLE => new TranslationWrapper('Idle'),
-        static::STATUS_IMPORTING => new TranslationWrapper('Importing'),
-        static::STATUS_ROLLING_BACK => new TranslationWrapper('Rolling back'),
-        static::STATUS_STOPPING => new TranslationWrapper('Stopping'),
-        static::STATUS_DISABLED => new TranslationWrapper('Disabled'),
-      ];
+    if (isset($status_list[$this->getMigrationStatus()])) {
+      return $status_list[$this->getMigrationStatus()];
+    }
+    else {
+      return '';
     }
-
-    return static::$statusList[$status];
   }
 
   /**
diff -u b/core/modules/migrate/src/Entity/MigrationInterface.php b/core/modules/migrate/src/Entity/MigrationInterface.php
--- b/core/modules/migrate/src/Entity/MigrationInterface.php
+++ b/core/modules/migrate/src/Entity/MigrationInterface.php
@@ -100,15 +100,12 @@
   const RESULT_DISABLED = 6;
 
   /**
-   * Retrieve a translated status string..
-   *
-   * @param integer
-   *  One of the MigrationInterface STATUS constants.
+   * Retrieve a label for the current status.
    *
    * @return string
-   *   Translated string corresponding to a STATUS_ constant.
+   *   User-friendly string corresponding to a STATUS_ constant.
    */
-  public static function getTranslatedStatus($status);
+  public function getStatusLabel();
 
   /**
    * Returns the initialized source plugin.
diff -u b/core/modules/migrate/src/MigrateExecutable.php b/core/modules/migrate/src/MigrateExecutable.php
--- b/core/modules/migrate/src/MigrateExecutable.php
+++ b/core/modules/migrate/src/MigrateExecutable.php
@@ -239,11 +239,11 @@
    */
   public function import() {
     // Only begin the import operation if the migration is currently idle.
-    if (($status = $this->migration->getMigrationStatus()) !== MigrationInterface::STATUS_IDLE) {
+    if ($this->migration->getMigrationStatus() !== MigrationInterface::STATUS_IDLE) {
       $this->message->display($this->t('Migration @id is busy with another operation: @status',
         array(
           '@id' => $this->migration->id(),
-          '@status' => Migration::getTranslatedStatus($status),
+          '@status' => $this->t($this->migration->getStatusLabel()),
         )), 'error');
       return MigrationInterface::RESULT_FAILED;
     }