An undocumented immigrant stormed the cockpit of a United Airlines plane and threatened to blow up a bomb

The Department of Homeland Security under President Donald Trump arrested an undocumented immigrant who allegedly broke into the cockpit of a United Airlines flight heading to New Orleans and claimed to have a bomb, Fox News reported on Tuesday night.

The accused is Rony Alexander Gómez-Alberto, a Honduran citizen who was residing illegally in the United States and had already been deported twice, who managed to enter the cockpit of the flight while shouting that he was going to detonate an explosive device.

The actions of the undocumented individual forced the crew to immediately alert air traffic control, initiating operations for a possible hijacking attempt. Fortunately, the plane was able to land safely in New Orleans, and Gómez-Alberto was subdued and arrested by local authorities.

The man was charged with felonies including bomb threat, terrorist threats, and disturbing the peace. His record indicates that he illegally entered the U.S. for the first time in 2011 during Barack Obama's administration by crossing the Texas border, which led to his deportation.

After that first expulsion, he re-entered the country through the New Mexico border in 2014. In 2019, following his second deportation, he again entered clandestinely and ended up being released by a decision of an immigration judge. Currently, Gómez-Alberto remains detained without bail and is expected to be deported to Honduras once he is tried and convicted of his serious crimes.