Twice-deported illegal alien accused of trying to storm a United cockpit and claiming he had a bomb

A Honduran man accused of trying to force his way into the cockpit of a United Airlines flight after claiming he had a bomb had already been deported from the United States twice, the Department of Homeland Security confirmed to Fox News.

Rony Alexander Gomez-Alberto, 34, was arrested by the Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office after United Flight 2174 from Newark landed in New Orleans Monday night. The pilots sent out a hijacking alert during the disturbance. The Boeing 737 MAX 9 was carrying 46 passengers and six crew members, and it landed safely.

According to DHS, Border Patrol caught Gomez-Alberto crossing illegally near El Indio, Texas, in 2011 and near Columbus, New Mexico, in 2014, and he was removed both times. He was caught again trying to cross near San Ysidro, California, in 2019. In January 2020, ICE released him after an immigration judge ordered his release while his case was pending.

ICE lodged a detainer on Tuesday. Local reports say he was booked on charges of communicating false information of planned arson and terrorizing. DHS listed a bomb threat, terroristic threat and disorderly conduct.

"Under President Trump and Secretary Mullin, criminal illegal aliens are NOT welcome in the United States," a DHS spokesperson said.