Share articleA federal appeals court ruled late Wednesday that the Trump administration acted illegally when it ended legal protections that gave hundreds of thousands of people from Venezuela permission to live and work in the United States. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a lower court ruling that found Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem exceeded her authority when she ended temporary protected status for Venezuelans. The decision, however, will not have any immediate practical effect after the U.S. Supreme Court in October allowed Noem’s decision to take effect pending a final decision by the justices. In her statement Thursday, McLaughlin said President Donald Trump’s decision to remove Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro was bringing stability to the country. McLaughlin said previous administrations had turned TPS for Haiti into a “defacto amnesty program,” noting the earthquake was more than 15 years ago.