Authorities have confirmed that an illegal alien from Honduras, already deported twice, now is accused of threatening a passenger jet with a “bomb” and trying to breach the cockpit of United Airlines Flight 2174 from Newark to New Orleans.
A report posted by Fox News identified the suspect who was arrested as Rony Alexander Gomez-Alberto, 34.
“The suspect allegedly claimed to have a bomb during the flight, prompting the pilots to issue a reported hijacking alert, according to the Daily Mail. DHS separately confirmed that Gomez-Alberto was accused of attempting to enter the cockpit,” the report said.
🚨 ATTEMPTED HIJACKING!!UNITED FLIGHT 2174 SENT A HIJACK ALERT. NO FEDERAL AIR MARSHALS ON BOARD!! On Nov. 9, a passenger allegedly claimed to have a bomb and tried to enter the cockpit on a flight from Newark to New Orleans. DHS says he had been deported twice and had a criminal history involving bomb threats and terroristic threats. Secretary Mullin, the flying public deserves answers. ▪️ Were any Federal Air Marshals aboard Flight 2174? ▪️ How many air marshals were flying missions nationwide that night? How many supervisors were flying? ▪️ What did DHS know about the suspect before he boarded? Did passenger vetting flag him? A Senate report found that TSA assigned air marshals to monitor Tulsi Gabbard on at least five flights under Quiet Skies. DHS should explain what put her under surveillance and whether its vetting picked up the suspect’s reported history. The crew got Flight 2174 safely on the ground. Now DHS owes the public a straight answer about how it deploys the people charged with protecting our flights. America deserves answers. America deserves better. @LaboscoSonya @sarahadams @BreannaMorello @SecMullinDHS @realDonaldTrump
— Air Marshal National Council (@FAMS_AMNC) November 11, 2026
🚨 DEPORTED TWICE: An illegal immigrant from Honduras allegedly claimed he had a BOMB and tried to storm the cockpit of United Flight 2174 from Newark to New Orleans.
According to DHS, he entered illegally in 2011 and again in 2014, and was deported BOTH times. He was caught trying to sneak back in through California in 2019.
Then an immigration judge ordered him RELEASED from ICE custody.
A plane full of Americans paid for that decision.
He should never have been on that flight. He should never have been in this country.
— Gunther Eagleman™ (@GuntherEagleman) November 11, 2026
How did the illegal immigrant who allegedly tried to storm the cockpit of a United Airlines flight get on the plane in the first place??? Following a terrifying cockpit-breach scare on a Newark-to-New Orleans flight, Former DHS Secretary @ChadFWolf explains how sanctuary-state policies create massive aviation loopholes: “They’re providing state identification to illegal aliens… These are the folks that the Democrats are saying: ‘Look, if they’re not a criminal, you can’t deport them.’ And it’s crazy that we have to wait until he does something criminal in nature for ICE to then remove him.”
— FOX & Friends (@foxandfriends) November 11, 2026
The plane landed safely and Jefferson Parish sheriff’s officers arrested him.
A detainer also was lodged for him by Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
A Department of Homeland Security confirmed, “”On November 10, 2026, ICE lodged a detainer for Rony Alexander Gomez-Alberto, a criminal illegal alien from Honduras, with Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office after he attempted to gain entry to the cockpit during a flight.”
He had been apprehended in Texas in 2011 and deported. He was arrested again in 2014 and deported again.
He was arrested again in 2019 but an immigration judge at that time released him.
United issued a statement: “United flight 2174 from Newark to New Orleans landed safely following a disruptive incident involving a passenger onboard. Law enforcement met the aircraft upon arrival.”
DHS said, “Under President Trump and Secretary Mullin, criminal illegal aliens are NOT welcome in the United States.”
The New York Post described the suspect as “deranged,” but confirmed the 46 passengers and six crew members were safe.
NEW: DHS confirms to @FoxNews that a suspect arrested on a Newark to New Orleans United flight last night for allegedly storming the cockpit and claiming to have a bomb, leading to United putting out a hijack alert for the plane, is a 2x previously deported Honduran illegal alien. Rony Alexander Gomez-Alberto was arrested by the Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s office once the flight landed at MSY (New Orleans airport) and he has been charged with felony bomb threat, terroristic threats, and disorderly conduct. Per DHS – Gomez-Alberto crossed the Texas border illegally in 2011 and was deported, then illegally re-entered through the New Mexico border in 2014 and was deported a second time. He illegally re-entered the country a third time in 2019, was arrested by Border Patrol, but was released from custody after an immigration judge ordered his release. He is currently being held without bond by law enforcement in Louisiana.
— Bill Melugin (@BillMelugin_) November 11, 2026
