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

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Newest development Nov 11, 2026 · 3 reportsDHS Says Twice-Deported Illegal Alien Claimed a Bomb and Tried to Storm a United Cockpit

Immigration officials said that he was arrested twice in the US and deported – first in September 2011 near El Indio, Texas, and again in October 2014 in Columbus, New Mexico.

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  1. Twice-deported illegal alien storms United flight's cockpit, claims to have a bomb

    Headline from Not The Bee ·

  2. Newest

    DHS Says Twice-Deported Illegal Alien Claimed a Bomb and Tried to Storm a United Cockpit

    Headline from Conservative Daily News ·

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  1. Townhall

    Illegal Alien Arrested for Making Bomb Threats on United Flight (opens Townhall)

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  2. New York Post

    Illegal immigrant ID’d as United flier accused of bomb threat, hijack attempt — was previously busted by ICE but judge let him go (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    Immigration officials said that he was arrested twice in the US and deported – first in September 2011 near El Indio, Texas, and again in October 2014 in Columbus, New Mexico.

  3. PJ Media

    Twice-Deported Illegal Alien Tries to Storm Plane’s Cockpit, Claims He Has Bomb (opens PJ Media)

    Published

  4. Not The Bee

    Twice-deported illegal alien storms United flight's cockpit, claims to have a bomb (opens Not The Bee)

    Published

    Not The Bee's feed description

    People say that Americans commit crimes at a higher rate than illegal aliens, so we just have to be okay with this, I guess.

  5. Not The Bee

    UPDATE: Illegal alien who threatened to bomb plane claimed to be transgender to get "fast pass" into the US (opens Not The Bee)

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    Not The Bee's feed description

    We've got an update on the recent attempted hijacking by an illegal Honduran man.

  6. Conservative Review

    Honduran illegal alien who TERRORIZED flight with bomb threat had been deported TWICE before, feds claim (opens Conservative Review)

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    Conservative Review's feed description

    An illegal alien who had been deported twice was arrested after allegedly making bomb threats on a flight from Newark, New Jersey, according to the Department of Homeland Security. Rony Alexander Gomez-Alberto was arrested by the Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office after the United flight landed at th…

  7. Conservative Daily News

    DHS Says Twice-Deported Illegal Alien Claimed a Bomb and Tried to Storm a United Cockpit (opens Conservative Daily News)

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    Conservative Daily News's feed description

    by Rich Mitchell at CDN - A Honduran man accused of claiming to have a bomb and trying to reach the cockpit of a Newark-to-New Orleans United flight had been deported twice and was released in 2020 on an immigration judge’s order, DHS says.

  8. Fox News

    CNN, MS NOW, NYT turn blind eye on illegal immigrant accused of bomb threat, attempting to storm cockpit (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    Members of the legacy media ignored the arrest of a twice-deported illegal immigrant who allegedly made a bomb threat on a United Airlines flight.

  9. NewsBusters

    Networks REFUSE to Tell Viewers Attempted United Airlines Hijacker Is an ILLEGAL ALIEN (opens NewsBusters)

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    NewsBusters's feed description

    Networks REFUSE to Tell Viewers Attempted United Airlines Hijacker Is an ILLEGAL ALIEN Screenshot via CBS/Snapstream On Tuesday, shocking news broke about a Monday night United Airlines flight from Newark, New Jersey, to New Orleans, Louisiana, in which a twice-deported illegal immigrant from Hondur…

  10. Blaze Media

    Illegal alien who allegedly made bomb threat on plane identified as transgender to obtain asylum, ICE confirms (opens Blaze Media)

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    Blaze Media's feed description

    An illegal alien who was arrested after allegedly claiming to have a bomb on a flight had been granted asylum to stay in the U.S. after claiming to identify as transgender, Immigration and Customs Enforcement has confirmed.

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