American law enforcement authorities are warning trucker convoys like the ones in Canada could be planning to block highways across the country this Sunday — the day of the biggest sporting event of the year, the Super Bowl..The US Department of Homeland Security has warned that a convoy of truckers protesting against COVID-19 vaccine mandates could start in California in the coming days, and then travel to Washington DC., the BBC is reporting..Similar Freedom Convoy protests in Canada have shut down Ottawa, the Ambassador Bridge from Windsor to Detroit and the Coutts border crossing in Southern Alberta..Now reports are saying US truckers could be planning large blockades in major American cities..Along with the Super Bowl in Los Angeles, truckers could be planning a demonstration in Washington for President Joe Biden’s State of the Union address, scheduled for 1 March..Homeland Security told the BBC it was “tracking reports of a potential convoy” but that it had “not observed specific calls for violence.”.A Homeland Security official said such a convoy could “severely disrupt transportation” across the country and that the department would continue to monitor the situation..“They are definitely going to follow the Canadian model and shut down Washington,” a Homeland Security source told Yahoo News..A Homeland Security spokesperson gave Yahoo News this statement: “DHS is tracking reports of a potential convoy that may be planning to travel to several U.S. cities. We have not observed specific calls for violence within the United States associated with this convoy, and are working closely with our federal, state, and local partners to continuously assess the threat environment and keep our communities safe. DHS will continue to share timely and actionable information with the public.”
American law enforcement authorities are warning trucker convoys like the ones in Canada could be planning to block highways across the country this Sunday — the day of the biggest sporting event of the year, the Super Bowl..The US Department of Homeland Security has warned that a convoy of truckers protesting against COVID-19 vaccine mandates could start in California in the coming days, and then travel to Washington DC., the BBC is reporting..Similar Freedom Convoy protests in Canada have shut down Ottawa, the Ambassador Bridge from Windsor to Detroit and the Coutts border crossing in Southern Alberta..Now reports are saying US truckers could be planning large blockades in major American cities..Along with the Super Bowl in Los Angeles, truckers could be planning a demonstration in Washington for President Joe Biden’s State of the Union address, scheduled for 1 March..Homeland Security told the BBC it was “tracking reports of a potential convoy” but that it had “not observed specific calls for violence.”.A Homeland Security official said such a convoy could “severely disrupt transportation” across the country and that the department would continue to monitor the situation..“They are definitely going to follow the Canadian model and shut down Washington,” a Homeland Security source told Yahoo News..A Homeland Security spokesperson gave Yahoo News this statement: “DHS is tracking reports of a potential convoy that may be planning to travel to several U.S. cities. We have not observed specific calls for violence within the United States associated with this convoy, and are working closely with our federal, state, and local partners to continuously assess the threat environment and keep our communities safe. DHS will continue to share timely and actionable information with the public.”
