ICE issues detainer for Honduran who allegedly tried to storm cockpit midflight
Immigration and Customs Enforcement lodged a detainer for a Honduran national who allegedly tried to storm the cockpit on a United Airlines flight late Monday.
TL;DR
- A Honduran national, Rony Alexander Gomez-Alberto, allegedly attempted to storm the cockpit of a United Airlines flight.
- He allegedly threatened to detonate a bomb during the flight from Newark to New Orleans.
- The incident triggered a "Level 4" hijacking alert, the highest aviation threat alert.
- Gomez-Alberto has a criminal history including prior arrests for illegal entry and a felony bomb threat.
- ICE issued a detainer for Gomez-Alberto, emphasizing a focus on 'criminal illegal aliens' under the Trump administration.
- He is being held without bond in Louisiana on charges of false information of arson and terrorizing.