# Illegal immigrant ID’d as United flier accused of bomb threat, hijack attempt — was previously busted by ICE but judge let him go

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/illegal-immigrant-idd-as-united-flier-accused-of-bomb-threat-hijack-attempt-was-previously-busted-by-ice-but-judge-let-him-go/
- Published: 2026-11-11T02:18:00+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-11T03:25:25+00:00
- Original publisher: New York Post (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://nypost.com/2026/11/10/us-news/illegal-immigrant-idd-as-united-flier-accused-of-bomb-threat-hijack-attempt-was-previously-busted-by-ice-but-judge-let-him-go/
- Topics: Americas, World

## Key points

- Passenger allegedly made a bomb threat aboard a United flight.
- The plane landed safely in New Orleans.
- The suspect had previously been deported twice.

## Summary

A 34-year-old Honduran man was arrested after allegedly claiming he had a bomb on a United Airlines flight and trying to reach the cockpit. The incident prompted a response on board, but the plane landed safely in New Orleans with all passengers and crew accounted for.

US immigration officials said Rony Alexander Gomez-Alberto had been arrested for illegal entry three times, deported twice and released from ICE custody in January 2020 pending removal proceedings. He was arrested after the flight landed and charged with communicating false information about planned arson and terrorising; he is being held without bail. An ICE detainer was lodged with the sheriff’s office.

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