United Airlines attempted hijacker is twice-deported illegal immigrant from Honduras, says DHS

Immigration officials said the man who tried to hijack a United Airlines flight Monday and claimed to have a bomb is a Honduran national who has been deported twice.

United Airlines attempted hijacker is twice-deported illegal immigrant from Honduras, says DHS

TL;DR

  • A man attempted to hijack a United Airlines flight on Monday.
  • The suspect claimed to have a bomb.
  • Immigration officials identified the man as a Honduran national.
  • The Honduran national had been deported twice previously.