US EditionPortland protester charged with making threats against officers at ICE facility
John Paul Cupp faces federal charges after threatening ICE officers and posting violent antisemitic videos online, monitored by FBI since May in a broader crackdown with 41 arrests.
- John Paul Cupp, 45, made his first federal court appearance Monday in Portland on a single count of making threats against federal law enforcement, accused of yelling violent threats outside the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement building in South Portland on Oct. 14.
- The FBI had been monitoring his online posts since late May 2024 after complaints, finding hate-filled videos on TikTok and Vk.com under `Walid Al Amriki` linked to the `North American Resistance Committee`.
- Court filings detail specific online claims including comparisons to Osama bin Laden and Timothy McVeigh, posts reiterating threats on Nov. 3 and Nov. 13, an Nov. 12 call from an unidentified FBI agent, and subsequent threats to that agent.
- U.S. Magistrate Judge Stacie F. Beckerman ordered release to the Northwest Regional Reentry Center with conditions barring contact with ICE and limiting social-media posts.
- Since June 13, 2025, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Oregon has charged 22 defendants with offenses at the ICE building, with FPS and ATF investigations involving assault and possession of destructive devices.
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Leftist Muslim Convert Charged with Making Violent and Sexual Threats Against Federal Agents and Families.
PULSE POINTSWHAT HAPPENED: A far-left extremist and convert to Islam was charged with making violent threats against federal agents and their families.WHO WAS INVOLVED: John Paul Cupp, also known as “Walid” and “Abu Nusaybah al-Amriki,” was arrested for these threats.WHEN & WHERE: Cupp allegedly made these threats on October 14 outside the Portland, Oregon, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) building and continued online in November.…
The Department of Justice said Monday that a protester in Portland has been accused of threatening to kill law enforcement officers while in an Immigration and Customs Service building and threatening to sexually assault their wives.Read more]]>
Crazed Portland Leftist Who Converted to Islam Charged with Threatening to Kill Federal Agents, Sexually Assault Their Wives, and Hurt Their Children
A 45-year-old far-left extremist has been charged with making violent threats against federal law enforcement officers, including promises to kill them, sexually assault their wives, and hurt their children.
Portland man threatened to kill ICE officers, sexually assault their wives, officials say
Portland man John Paul Cupp is facing a charge after allegedly threatening federal law enforcement officers following a gathering outside of South Portland's ICE facility.
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