Dhs Arrests New Jersey Twins Who Threatened To Shoot Ice Officers On

Leo Migdal

-Dec 12, 2025, 9:39 PM

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Our ICE law enforcement officers are facing an 8,000% increase in death threats as they risk their lives to arrest the worst of the worst from American neighborhoods WASHINGTON – On December 8, a pair of twins in Absecon, New Jersey, threatened to kill Department of Homeland Security (DHS) DHS Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin and called to “shoot ICE on sight” on... DHS and the Absecon Police Department SWAT team executed a search and arrest warrant for U.S. citizens Ricardo Antonio Roman-Flores and Emilio Roman-Flores. Emilio Roman-Flores is being charged with unlawful possession of an assault weapon, possession of prohibited weapons, conspiracy terroristic threats, criminal coercion, threats, and cyber harassment. Ricardo Antonio Roman-Flores is charged with conspiracy terroristic threats.

December 9, 2025 / 5:08 PM EST / CBS Philadelphia Twins in Absecon, New Jersey, were arrested for allegedly threatening to shoot Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers "on sight," and hang the top spokesperson for the Department of Homeland Security. The DHS announced Tuesday that Emilio Roman-Flores and Ricardo Antonio Roman-Flores were both charged and arrested after posting the threats on social media, including threatening to hang DHS Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin. Emilio Roman-Flores was charged with unlawful possession of an assault weapon, possession of prohibited weapons, conspiracy, terroristic threats and other offenses, according to the DHS. Ricardo Antonio Roman-Flores was charged with conspiracy to commit terroristic threats. The twins are being held by the Absecon Police Department in Atlantic County, which is west of Atlantic City.

ABSECON, N.J. (WPVI) -- Twin brothers from Absecon, New Jersey, were arrested for allegedly threatening to shoot ICE officers "on sight" and hang the top spokesperson for the Department of Homeland Security. Ricardo Antonio Roman-Flores and Emilio Roman-Flores were arrested Tuesday morning, according to a release from the department. They allegedly made threats on social media about killing both ICE officers and DHS Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs Tricia McLaughlin. Emilio Roman-Flores is being charged with unlawful possession of an assault weapon, possession of prohibited weapons, conspiracy-terroristic threats, criminal coercion, threats, and cyber harassment. Ricardo Antonio Roman-Flores is charged with conspiracy-terroristic threats.

DHS Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs Tricia McLaughlin comments on homeland security, the vetting process for migrants and more on ‘America Reports.' EXCLUSIVE: Two New Jersey brothers were arrested Tuesday on charges tied to terroristic threats against DHS chief Kristi Noem’s top public-facing deputy, including alleged vows to "shoot ICE agents on sight." One brother also... The harrowing allegations come amid a reported 8,000% increase in death threats against Immigration and Customs Enforcement personnel. The alleged targeting of Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin presented a new danger for those working to realize President Donald Trump’s mass deportation of the "worst of the worst" illegal immigrant criminals. Ricardo Antonio Roman-Flores and Emilio Roman-Flores, twins from Absecon, New Jersey, next to Atlantic City; were arrested after allegedly posting to X that they wanted to torture and kill McLaughlin in a medieval fashion. "[The Second] Amendment is in place for moments like this.

Shoot ICE on sight," one of the brothers allegedly tweeted in a partially redacted response to a McLaughlin message: Two New Jersey twins, Emilio Roman Flores and Ricardo Antonio Roman-Flores are facing federal terrorism charges for allegedly making threats against immigration officials on social media. ABSECON, N.J. - Police arrested two twins in New Jersey on Tuesday who they said threatened to kill a Department of Homeland Security official and shoot Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers. Emilio Roman-Flores, on left, between two federal agents. Ricardo Antonio Roman-Flores on right.

Emilio Roman-Flores and Ricardo Antonio Roman-Flores were arrested Tuesday after they allegedly posted on social media threatening to kill DHS Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin and calling to "shoot ICE on sight." SUGGESTED: Santa actor, retired New Jersey elementary teacher, arrested in child exploitation investigation Two brothers from New Jersey were arrested for allegedly making online threats against the Department of Homeland Security, the agency announced Tuesday. Ricardo Antonio Roman-Flores and his twin brother Emilio Roman-Flores were arrested on charges stemming from posts where officials claim the two threatened to "shoot ICE on sight." The threats also allegedly targeted DHS Assistant... The brothers were arrested Tuesday morning by DHS and the Absecon Police Department SWAT Team. “Let this be a warning to anyone who dares threaten or attack our brave law enforcement officers,” said Acting ICE Director Todd Lyons.

“We will find you, we will arrest you, and we will prosecute you to the fullest extent of the law. Emilio Roman-Flores faces charges of unlawful possession of an assault weapon, possession of prohibited weapons, conspiracy terroristic threats, criminal coercion, threats, and cyber harassment. His brother is being charged with conspiracy terroristic threats. Twin brothers from Atlantic County were arrested Tuesday after they threatened to kill a Department of Homeland Security official, according to a statement from the federal agency. In addition to the threat against DHS Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin, the two Absecon men, identified as Emilio Roman-Flores and Ricardo Antonio Roman-Flores, also called to “shoot ICE on sight” on social media, authorities... Members of DHS and the Absecon Police Department SWAT team arrested the brothers, who are U.S.

citizens, in their hometown Tuesday morning, the agency said. Emilio Roman-Flores faced multiple charges including unlawful possession of an assault weapon and possession of prohibited weapons. He was also charged with conspiracy to commit terroristic threats, criminal coercion, threats, and cyber harassment, officials said. Ricardo Antonio Roman-Flores was charged with conspiracy to commit terroristic threats. Twin brothers from Atlantic County are accused of threatening to hang a spokesperson for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, the agency's officials have announced.

Ricardo Antonio Roman-Flores and Emilio Roman-Flores, who are U.S. citizens living in Absecon, also vowed on social media to shoot U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents "on sight,” according to a Homeland Security statement. Both brothers are charged with conspiracy terroristic threats. Emilio Roman-Flores also is charged with unlawful possession of an assault weapon, possession of prohibited weapons, criminal coercion, threats and cyber harassment. The death threat was allegedly made against Tricia McLaughlin, assistant secretary at Homeland Security.

ABSECON — A pair of twin brothers were arrested Tuesday morning after federal officials say they threatened to shoot Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers “on sight” and to hang a senior Department of Homeland... Federal officials said the threats were posted on social media before a joint operation with Absecon police moved in. Emilio Roman-Flores and Ricardo Antonio Roman-Flores, both U.S. citizens, were arrested during a SWAT-assisted search at their home. Authorities say the twins specifically threatened DHS Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin. Emilio is charged with unlawful possession of an assault weapon, possession of prohibited weapons, conspiracy to make terroristic threats, criminal coercion, threats, and cyber harassment.

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