The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced the arrest of two New Jersey men Tuesday who threatened to torture and murder assistant secretary of Homeland Security for public affairs Tricia McLaughlin.
Authorities charged Ricardo Antonio Roman-Flores and Emilio Roman-Flores over posts on social media that declared their intentions to shoot United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents on sight and to hang McLaughlin.
Two people were killed during a Sept. 24 shooting targeting an ICE facility in the Dallas.
In Texas, there were at least two previous incidents when shots were fired at ICE or Border Patrol facilities in July, with ten people being charged with attempted murder and conspiracy in connection with the incident in Alvarado, Texas.
During ICE operations in Chicago, agents were attacked by multiple assailants who used cars to ram vehicles.
Authorities charged Ricardo Antonio Roman-Flores and Emilio Roman-Flores over posts on social media that declared their intentions to shoot United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents on sight and to hang McLaughlin.
Two people were killed during a Sept. 24 shooting targeting an ICE facility in the Dallas.
In Texas, there were at least two previous incidents when shots were fired at ICE or Border Patrol facilities in July, with ten people being charged with attempted murder and conspiracy in connection with the incident in Alvarado, Texas.
During ICE operations in Chicago, agents were attacked by multiple assailants who used cars to ram vehicles.