A man was arrested after allegedly claiming that he had a bomb in his backpack and trying to storm the cockpit during a United Airlines flight from Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY) on Monday.He was detained by the flight crew at the rear of the aircraft following the incident, before the plane successfully landed in New Orleans, where local police arrested the suspect.Authorities, including the Department of Homeland Security, have since identified the individual as Honduras-born Rony Alexander Gomez-Alberto.On November 10, 2026, ICE lodged a detainer for Rony Alexander Gomez-Alberto, a criminal illegal alien from Honduras after he attempted to gain entry to the cockpit during a flight. His criminal history includes felony bomb threat, felony threat—terroristic state offenses, and disorderly conduct. He has been removed from the country twice and was released a third time, pending removal proceedings, by a judge. Under President Trump and Secretary Mullin, criminal illegal aliens who try to HIJACK AIRPLANES are NOT welcome in the United States.— Homeland Security (@DHSgov) November 11, 2026DHS, in a Tuesday evening post to X/Twitter, called Gomez-Alberto "a criminal illegal alien."According to the department, the Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency (ICE), which is under DHS, "lodged a detainer" for the suspect on Tuesday.Individual suspected of threatening United Airlines flight with bomb…
Twice-deported Honduran man arrested after alleged bomb threat on United Airlines flight
DHS identified the suspect as Rony Alexander Gomez-Alberto, a Honduran national previously deported twice, who allegedly threatened to bomb a flight and attempted to enter the cockpit.
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A man was arrested after allegedly claiming that he had a bomb in his backpack and trying to storm the cockpit during a United Airlines flight from Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY) on Monday.He was detained by the flight crew at the rear of the aircraft following the incident, before the plane successfully landed in New Orleans, where local police arrested the suspect.Authorities, including the Department of Homeland Security, have since identified the individual as Honduras-born Rony Alexander Gomez-Alberto.On November 10, 2026, ICE lodged a detainer for Rony Alexander Gomez-Alberto, a criminal illegal alien from Hondur…
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