![]() The group has not yet announced it’s start date – but says the convoy will be scheduled soon. Help us spread the word about this group and together we all can make it a better place. “We are part of many large groups who believe in our founding fathers. The page states that they support freedom and they are done with the mandates. The American Truckers formed a Facebook group that as of Sunday has more than 67,000 members. If they are not fully vaccinated, they will not be allowed to cross land borders, from Canada or Mexico. essential workers such as truck drivers to be fully vaccinated against COVID. Department of Homeland Security who is requiring that non-U.S. ![]() This after 50,000 Canadian truck drivers formed a 45 mile convoy to Ottawa this week to protest the government’s vaccine mandate. "I think we need to be very candid with the public about some of the expectations based upon what we've seen in Ottawa.EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) – Truckers in the United States are getting ready to follow the lead of their Canadian counterparts and form a convoy that will travel from California to Washington D.C. "There will be disruptions to traffic, that kind of thing," D.C. police are preparing for the protests, placing 500 officers on civil disturbance units daily starting Wednesday, Fox5 reported. On that date, masks will no longer be required at restaurants and bars, sports and entertainment venues, gyms, recreation centers, indoor athletic facilities, houses of worship, businesses, grocery stores and pharmacies, retail establishments.ĭ.C. ![]() The mask requirement for indoor spaces in D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser dropped the city’s requirement that people show proof of coronavirus vaccination before entering many businesses in the city. area on March 5.Īs the groups make plans to travel to D.C., COVID-19 restrictions are being lifted across the country. The People's Convoy is scheduled to arrive in the D.C. Sefcik said trucks and motorcycles will stop near the White House, while Christian bands and pastors speak near the Washington Monument.Īnother group, The People’s Convoy, said reporters from right-wing news outlets such as Newsmax and Epoch Times will be "embedding" in its convoy to provide live daily updates. Let’s get back to the world and let’s do our thing,' then we’re not even coming.” If the president said, 'Mandates are over and the state of emergency is over. "We want to be there for that and tell the president we’re here," Sefcik told WUSA9. Kyle Sefcik, one of the organizers of Freedom Convoy USA 2022, said a convoy of trucks and motorcycles will begin in Los Angeles this upcoming Friday before making its way through the Midwest and arriving in D.C. The perimeter fence remained in place until the following July. Police fenced in the Capitol in the wake of the insurrection and attack on the Capitol on Jan. ![]() The Capitol Police also said the creation of “temporary inner-perimeter” at the Capitol remains an option but that no decision has been made at this time. Only a handful of protesters inspired by anti-vaccine mandate trucker convoys in Canada showed up in the nation’s capital Tuesday afternoon for the Stage of Freedom event near the Washington Monument. Capitol ahead of President Joe Biden’s speech. Zachary Petrizzo for The Daily BeastWASHINGTON, D.C. The police plan to add fencing around the U.S. “The USCP is closely coordinating with local, state and federal law enforcement agencies, including DC’s Metropolitan Police Department, the United States Park Police, the United States Secret Service and other allied agencies to include the DC National Guard,” the U.S. area are aware of plans for a series of truck convoys to arrive in the area around the time of the State of the Union address. ![]() Capitol Police said law enforcement agencies across the D.C. In Fairfax County, the police department said Tuesday that it is "continuing to monitor the potential convoy coming to the Capital region and work with our regional partners to ensure the roadways remain safe for our community members." The department is "monitoring and will work collaboratively with our regional law enforcement partners to ensure public safety," the ACPD said in an email to Patch. The Arlington County Police Department said it is aware of the reports of potential trucker protests. Bolus, a supporter of former President Donald Trump, told Fox5 that his grievances range from fuel prices to school vaccine requirements to immigration. ![]()
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