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Brothers Arrested for Threats Against DHS Official

12/9/2025

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  • Ricardo Antonio Roman-Flores and Emilio Roman-Flores, two brothers from Absecon, New Jersey, were arrested in Atlantic County on charges including terroristic threats against DHS official Tricia McLaughlin, unlawful weapons possession, and conspiracy.
  • The arrests followed an 8,000% rise in threats against ICE personnel, and McLaughlin condemned them as 'despicable' and linked them to rhetoric from the political left.
  • The Absecon Police Department and its SWAT team executed the arrest warrant.