ICE agents took at least 20 people into custody early Tuesday morning in the New York City metropolitan area, sources say.

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Agents from a handful of federal agencies combined to arrest more than 40 people in the country illegally early Sunday during a raid in Adams County, the local office of the Drug Enforcement Administration said.

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Immigration and Customs Enforcement partnered with the Drug Enforcement Administration, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, Customs and Border Protection, and other agencies for the enforcement action Sunday.

The Trump administration ramped up goals for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to make 1,200 to 1,500 arrests per day, the Washington Post reports.

NEW YORK -- ICE agents took at least four people into custody early Tuesday morning in New York City, sources say. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem was on hand for the operation, along with agents from the Drug Enforcement Administration and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.

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