U.S. · Crime & justice · 12 outlets (L 1 · C 0 · R 10 · 1 not rated)
Twice-deported Honduran accused of bomb threat on United flight
A passenger allegedly rushed the cockpit of a United Airlines flight from Newark to New Orleans late Monday and claimed to have a bomb, and the flight landed safely.[2, 13, 15] DHS identified the man as Rony Alexander Gomez-Alberto, a 34-year-old Honduran national in the United States illegally, according to a statement provided to Fox News.[2, 3] Gomez-Alberto was arrested after allegedly threatening to blow up the airplane midflight, the Washington Examiner reported.[13]
DHS said he had been deported twice before, Fox News reported.[3] The New York Post reported he was first deported in September 2011 near El Indio, Texas, and again in October 2014 in Columbus, New Mexico.[5]
The Post also reported he had previously been arrested by ICE but a judge let him go.[5] ICE has lodged a detainer for Gomez-Alberto, according to the Washington Examiner.[13]
Covered by The Daily Beast, Fox News, NewsNation and 9 more
Of the 11 rated outlets that covered it, 1 is left of center, 0 are center and 10 are right of center (9 of them in the Right group). 1 more is not rated.
Left 1 of 42
Center 0 of 33
Right 10 of 38
← LeftMore right- than left-leaning coverageRight →
No center outlets in Tare's list covered it.
Where the outlets sit
0Left1Leans left0Center1Leans right9Right
Left: none.
Leans left: The Daily Beast (−0.64).
Center: none.
Leans right: New York Post (+0.64).
Right: PJ Media (+1.26), The Washington Times (+1.27), Washington Examiner (+1.34), WorldNetDaily (+1.44), Fox News (+1.52), Breitbart (+2.03), The Daily Wire (+2.07), The Western Journal (+2.13), The Right Scoop (+3.11).
Not rated NewsNation. Not placed: they have no lean score.
Each dot is an outlet that covered it, placed by its audience-lean score (Eady et al. 2025), which measures who shares its links, not how accurate it is. The ticks under the line are all 113 rated outlets Tare reads.
A United Airlines flight from Newark, New Jersey, to New Orleans landed safely late Monday after a passenger allegedly rushed toward the cockpit and claimed to have a bomb. The airline identified the flight as 2174, with 46 passengers and six crew. Crew members directed the man toward the rear of the aircraft; air-traffic-control audio indicated he was detained there before landing. The plane arrived around 11:15 p.m. local time at Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport and was met by law enforcement.[3, 6]
Authorities identified the passenger as Rony Alexander Gomez-Alberto, 34, a Honduran national. He was arrested after landing and charged with communicating false information of planned arson and terrorizing, according to court records cited by the New York Post; DHS and ICE described related counts including felony bomb threat, terroristic threats, and disorderly conduct. He was held without bail at the Jefferson Parish Correctional Center. ICE lodged a detainer with the Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office. DHS said he had been living in the Bronx. No bomb was reported found.[3, 5, 6]
Background
DHS said Gomez-Alberto had been deported twice: after an illegal entry near El Indio, Texas, in September 2011, and again after an entry in Columbus, New Mexico, in October 2014. DHS said Border Patrol arrested him a third time after a 2019 entry near San Ysidro, California, but an immigration judge ordered his release from ICE custody in January 2020 pending removal proceedings. The New York Post reported DHS described three Border Patrol arrests for illegal entry. A DHS spokesperson quoted by the Post said criminal illegal aliens are not welcome under the current administration.[3, 6]
How the coverage differs
The listed outlets are labeled right or not rated; none are labeled left or center. Right-leaning outlets (Breitbart, Fox News, New York Post, The Right Scoop, Washington Examiner) lead with immigration status, prior deportations, and the ICE detainer. The Post emphasizes a judge’s 2020 release after an ICE arrest and quotes DHS on enforcement. The Examiner focuses on the detainer. NewsNation, not rated, reports the same DHS timeline and charges in more measured language, notes United’s statement that the flight landed safely, and cites correspondent confirmation of the DHS account. Descriptions of Breitbart, Fox News, and The Right Scoop match the deportation and cockpit-storm framing.[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
What's still unclear
It is not established from these reports whether a device existed, what exactly occurred at the cockpit door, or the full contents of any court filings beyond the charges named. Details of the 2020 immigration-court order, any later immigration proceedings, and how Gomez-Alberto obtained a ticket are not laid out. Fox News’s linked article did not load. Coverage is still developing.[3, 6]
Written by Grok from the full articles, at a reader's request. AI can get details wrong; check the sources.
