Portland Radical Accused Of Threatening To Kill ICE Agents, Sexually Assault Their Wives

A man who has referred to himself as “Osama bin Laden” and “Timothy McVeigh” is now facing criminal charges after allegedly threatening to kill federal immigration officers and sexually assault their wives.

John Paul Cupp, of Portland, is a “prolific producer” of content involving “aggressive rhetoric, calls for war against the United States, antisemitic threats, and threats of violence” who has zeroed in on Immigration and Customs Enforcement personnel and their families, according to the FBI. His latest alleged calls for violence come as federal immigration agents face an 8,000% increase in death threats, according to the Department of Homeland Security.

Cupp also told authorities “that he was Osama bin Laden and Timothy McVeigh,” according to the FBI affidavit.

“Our ICE law enforcement officers face an 8,000% increase in death threats against them while they risk their lives every single day to remove the worst of the worst including murderers, rapists, pedophiles, terrorists, and gang members,” Assistant Homeland Security Secretary Tricia McLaughlin said in a statement shared with The Daily Wire.

“From bounties placed on their heads for their murders, threats to their families, stalking, and doxxing online, our officers are experiencing an unprecedented level of violence and threats against them and their families. Secretary Noem has been clear: if you threaten or lay a hand on law enforcement, you will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law,” she said.

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Cupp was first spotted yelling at officers approaching a crowd in October, according to the Department of Justice. The 45-year-old posted a video the next month, repeating his earlier threats, and continued posting them online days later.

Some threats lodged against ICE have tragically materialized. In September, a shooter opened fire on an ICE facility in Dallas, killing two detainees as he tried to aim at federal agents.

A group of accused Antifa terrorists allegedly lured agents out of an ICE facility in Alvarado, Texas, by setting off fireworks on the Fourth of July before opening fire on them. One police officer was shot in the neck during the attack.