The Department of Homeland Security ( DHS ) confirmed that Rony Alexander Gomez-Alberto had triggered the hijack scare on the United Airlines flight. The notification came on November 10, stating that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) had lodged a detainer for Gomez-Alberto.
The federal agency further said that he had been removed from the country twice and was released a third time, pending removal proceedings, by a judge. Rony Alexander Gomez-Alberto has now been arrested for the bomb threat. “TWICE-DEPORTED ILLEGAL ALIEN ARRESTED AFTER ALLEGED BOMB THREAT. Rony Alexander Gomez-Alberto allegedly attempted to storm the cockpit of a United flight while claiming to have a bomb, prompting a hijack alert. Americans should NEVER have to face threats like this, especially from an illegal alien who should never have been in our country in the first place. Under President Trump, the safety of American citizens will ALWAYS come first. The men and women of ICE will continue working around the clock to MAKE AMERICA SAFE AGAIN!,” ICE noted .
