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Now, they plan to go ahead with these events, but it will be increasing security in the area and will be actively monitoring for potential attacks with drones or vehicles to ram crowds, they said.

Now, New York has also been put on notice.

An FBI threat assessment for the massive Times Square New Year's Eve celebration raised red flags.

Now, the assessment noted that the city is symbolically a, quote, aspirational target for would-be terrorists and warned specifically about vehicle ramming attacks.

Now, officials say the largest concerns are about potential lone wolf actors, as well as small organized groups.

So expect to see even more security this year for that.

Sure.

So yes, while most of us were taking it easy, ICE certainly was not.

The agency continued to arrest people in the country illegally who are facing additional charges or convictions for other serious crimes.

Now, the Daily Wire heard directly from the Department of Homeland Security.

Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin had this, let's call it a holiday message, about what the department was up to over the last week.

She said, quote,

While families across the country joined together for Christmas celebrations, ICE continued delivering the American people the greatest gift of all, getting criminals out of our neighborhoods and protecting our families.

She went on to specify that on Christmas Eve and Christmas, the officers arrested, quote, gang members, murderers, drug traffickers, and violent thugs.

Now, among those was a Mexican national who crossed the border illegally and was convicted for criminal homicide, third degree murder, and criminal conspiracy to commit criminal homicide in Pennsylvania.

Another, an individual from Cuba, was convicted for homicide and drug trafficking in Florida.

A Somali national was also arrested.

He was convicted in New York for a laundry list of crimes, including a DUI and possessing a stolen vehicle.

That's right.

The Center Square recently reported that there were 238 assaults on ICE officers from January 21st of last year through November.