The United States has ended federal protections shielding thousands of migrants from Nicaragua and Honduras from deportation, angering immigration and civil rights advocacy groups.

The decision by the Homeland Security Department to end protections for migrants from those countries goes into effect in about two months.

The National TPS Alliance says Kristi Noem's actions will threaten the livelihoods of an estimated 60,000 people living lawfully in the United States, some for as long as 26 years.