United Airlines hijack attempt

What happened

The outlets' own sentences, most widely reported first. Hover or tap one to see who reported it.

Analysis

How it changed

1. 10 Nov

   United Airlines confirmed the incident with the Daily Mail, stating that 'law enforcement met the aircraft upon arrival.'

   3 outlets · Daily Mail
2. 11 Nov

   Immigration officials said that Gomez-Alberto 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.

   6 outlets · New York Post
3. 12 Nov

   "This twice-deported criminal illegal alien was allowed into our country because of a weak asylum system that allowed him to game the system."

   2 outlets · Fox News

Coverage 19 articles

• 12 Nov Illegal alien who allegedly made bomb threat on plane identified as transgender to obtain asylum, ICE confirmsU.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement confirmed that Rony Alexander Gomez-Alberto, a Honduran man who had been deported twice previously, was granted asylum after allegedly attempting to force his way into the cockpit of a United Airlines flight on Monday. Gomez-Alberto reportedly claimed he feared for his life because he is transgender while the flight, which carried 46 passengers and six crew members, triggered…The Blaze
• 12 Nov United Airlines hijacking suspect ID’d as previously deported transgender asylum recipient, DHS saysThe Department of Homeland Security identifies 34-year-old Rony Alexander Gomez-Alberto as the man accused of attempting to storm a United Airlines cockpit. The DHS reported that the Honduran national had been deported twice before being granted asylum during Donald Trump’s first term because he claimed he feared being killed in Honduras due to his transgender identity. This report focuses on the suspect's…Washington Examiner
• 12 Nov Trans Asylum Claim Has DHS Explaining How Hijacking Suspect Was ‘Gaming’ The SystemDHS is investigating Rony Alexander Gomez-Alberto, a Honduran migrant who attempted to hijack a United Airlines flight, for asylum fraud. Gomez-Alberto, who was deported twice before, claimed asylum in 2019, stating he faced persecution as a transgender person in Honduras. He was granted asylum in 2020 but now DHS accuses him of exploiting the asylum system. DHS also notes that under President Trump’s leadership…The Daily Wire
• 12 Nov Twice-deported United cockpit suspect granted asylum after transgender persecution claim: DHSRony Alexander Gomez-Alberto, a 34-year-old Honduran national who attempted to breach the cockpit of a United Airlines flight in November 2019 and was previously deported twice, has been granted asylum status after claiming he faced transgender persecution in Honduras. DHS criticized this decision as exploiting weaknesses in the U.S. asylum system. Gomez-Alberto faces charges including terrorizing passengers and…Fox News
• 11 Nov Illegal migrant who tried to hijack a United Airlines flight claimed to be trans and HIV positive — and was granted asylumRony Alexander Gomez-Alberto, a 34-year-old Honduran man deported twice from the United States, was granted asylum in 2019 after claiming he faced persecution as a transgender person and that he is HIV positive. He attempted to hijack a United Airlines flight out of New Jersey by threatening to detonate a bomb but was arrested before boarding could complete. Immigration officials stated Gomez-Alberto has multiple…New York Post
• 11 Nov Honduran illegal alien who TERRORIZED flight with bomb threat had been deported TWICE before, feds claimRony Alexander Gomez-Alberto, an illegal immigrant from Honduras with a history of violent offenses including felony bomb threats, was arrested after making alleged bomb threats on a United Airlines flight from Newark to New Orleans and attempting to enter the cockpit. This incident occurred on Monday at Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport; he had previously been deported twice in 2011 and 2014 but…The Blaze
• 11 Nov Chilling audio reveals tense scramble during twice-deported illegal migrant’s alleged United hijack scareSecurity audio has revealed the tense moments during an alleged hijacking scare on a United Airlines flight headed to New Orleans from Newark, where a suspect, Rony Gomez-Alberto, reportedly threatened to hijack the plane and claimed to have a bomb. Gomez-Alberto, who is 34 years old and from Honduras, had previously been deported twice before illegally re-entering the country through California in 2020. Emergency…New York Post
• 11 Nov Illegal immigrant’s alleged plane hijack scare fuels tense security scramble after door was ‘breached’: audioSecurity audio released shows the tense response to an alleged plane hijack attempt where Rony Gomez-Alberto, a 34-year-old illegal immigrant from Honduras who had previously been deported twice, threatened to hijack United Airlines flight 2174 heading to New Orleans and claimed to have a bomb. Emergency personnel were alerted when pilots sounded the alarm upon landing in New Orleans; Gomez-Alberto was eventually…Fox News
• 11 Nov EXCLUSIVE: Attempted Plane Hijacking Migrant Claimed To Be Trans To Get Fast Pass Into USRony Alexander Gomez-Alberto, an illegal immigrant from Honduras who crossed the U.S. border three times since 2011, allegedly attempted to hijack a United Airlines flight on November 10, 2026. After being deported twice, he successfully entered the country in 2019 by claiming to be transgender and facing persecution in his home country, securing asylum as a result. During the incident, Gomez-Alberto claimed to have…The Daily Wire
• 11 Nov Man arrested after alleged bomb threat on flight bound for New OrleansRony Alexander Gomez-Alberto, a 34-year-old man from Honduras with a history of criminal offenses including felony bomb threats, was arrested after allegedly claiming to have a bomb on United Airlines flight 2174 from Newark, New Jersey, to New Orleans. The plane landed safely at Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport, and Gomez-Alberto was booked for communicating false information about arson and…Global News

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