The “Freedom Convoy” trucker protests in Canada have inspired similar movements against COVID-19 vaccine mandates and restrictions worldwide, including the United States.
In a Wednesday memo shared with police partners, the Department of Homeland Security warned law enforcement that demonstrations similar to the trucker protests up north could bring disruptions to the Super Bowl on Sunday in Los Angeles and President Joe Biden’s State of the Union address next month, The Hill reported.
DHS said in the memo it “has received reports of truck drivers potentially planning to block roads in major metropolitan cities in the United States in protest of, among other things, vaccine mandates,” according to the report.
“The convoy will potentially begin in California early as mid-February, potentially impacting the Super Bowl scheduled for 13 February and the State of the Union address scheduled for 1 March,” the memo said.
Starting last month, truck drivers from across Canada frustrated with that country’s COVID-19 restrictions descended on Parliament Hill in Ottawa to make their case heard by the upper echelons of the Canadian government. --->READ MORE HERE
The Department of Homeland Security has warned that a trucker convoy protesting vaccine mandates — similar to the ones that have transfixed Canada in recent days — could start in the US on Super Bowl Sunday.
A bulletin warning of the potential protest was sent out to law enforcement officials on Tuesday, according to Yahoo News, which cited documents and senior law enforcement officials.
The DHS warning reportedly revealed that the department “has received reports of a convoy of truckers planning to potentially block roads in major metropolitan cities in the United States in protest of, among other things, vaccine mandates for truck drivers.”
DHS warned that the convoy is expected to “start in California as early as mid-February and travel to Washington D.C. as late as mid-March, reportedly gathering truckers as they travel across the country.” One source told Yahoo News that the convoy would not likely reach the nation’s capital until late March or early April.
Some truck drivers from the Ottawa, Canada, protests are also anticipated to join the US demonstration.
The bulletin noted that the convoy “appears to be purely aspirational because the event is only being discussed online,” but warned that “this could change quickly.” --->READ MORE HEREFollow links below to relevant/related stories and resources:
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