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, accused of yelling violent threats at officers outside the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement building in South Portland on Oct. 14.
- The FBI monitored his online activity after public complaints about violent antisemitic posts on TikTok and Vk.com under 'Walid Al Amriki' claiming ties to the 'North American Resistance Committee'.
- Court filings detail specific online claims including posts comparing himself to Osama bin Laden and Timothy McVeigh, videos reiterating threats on Nov. 3 and Nov. 13, and an Nov. 12 call from an unidentified FBI agent he later threatened.
- U.S. Magistrate Judge Stacie F. Beckerman ordered release to the Northwest Regional Reentry Center once a bed is available and barred contact with ICE agents while imposing social-media restrictions.
- Since June 13, 2025, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Oregon has charged 22 defendants related to the ICE building, with FPS and ATF investigating multiple assaults 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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