The U.S. government said Wednesday it is holding a Somali man on immigration violations , but gave no indication why the man was deemed to be a threat to a commercial jet that was denied permission to overfly the United States on Sunday . Man triggered weekend diversion of an Aeromexico flight . The plane was diverted to Mexico City after a passenger complained that the man sitting next to him had been drinking and smoking marijuana in his seat. Man was on the `` no fly '' list compiled by the U.S. government .
Man triggered weekend diversion of an Aeromexico flight . The plane was diverted to Mexico City after a passenger complained that the man sitting next to him had been drinking and smoking marijuana in his seat. Man was on the `` no fly '' list compiled by the U.S. government .