{"id":1289424,"date":"2022-02-10T17:12:40","date_gmt":"2022-02-10T22:12:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1289424"},"modified":"2022-02-10T17:12:50","modified_gmt":"2022-02-10T22:12:50","slug":"report-dhs-warns-of-potential-u-s-trucker-convoy-during-super-bowl-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/report-dhs-warns-of-potential-u-s-trucker-convoy-during-super-bowl-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Report: DHS Warns of Potential U.S. Trucker Convoy During Super Bowl"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Freport-dhs-warns-of-potential-u-s-trucker-convoy-during-super-bowl-2%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1289424&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Freedom-Convoy-Protesters-at-the-Ambassador-Bridge-640x335-1.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/div>\n<p class=\"subheading\"><span>The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) issued a warning to U.S. law enforcement and public safety officials on Tuesday that a trucker convoy protesting vaccine mandates could begin on Sunday when the Super Bowl is played in Los Angeles, California, Yahoo News first&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/news.yahoo.com\/exclusive-department-of-homeland-security-warns-that-trucker-protests-in-us-could-begin-on-super-bowl-sunday-211202623.html\">reported<\/a>.&nbsp; &nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>According to the outlet, which obtained unclassified internal documents, the DHS warned agencies nationwide that it \u201chas&nbsp;<\/span><span>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.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"><\/figure>\n<p>The agency thinks the protest, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/politics\/2022\/02\/06\/ottawa-declares-state-emergency-police-crackdown-truckers\/\">similar<\/a> to the one in Ottawa, Canada, could \u201c<span>severely disrupt transportation, the federal government, and law enforcement operations through gridlock and potential counter-protests.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cThe DHS alert says that \u201cthe group intends to start in California as early as mid-February and travel to Washington, DC, as late as mid-March, reportedly gathering truckers as they travel across the country,\u201d adding that truckers from the protest in Ottawa may also head to Washington to participate,\u201d according to the report.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>DHS noted that the U.S. trucker convoy \u201cappears to be purely aspirational because the event is only being discussed online\u201d thought \u201cthis could change quickly.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<p><span>A DHS source told the outlet that the U.S. trucker convoy \u201cis absolutely a real concern\u201d and that protesters are \u201cdefinitely going to follow the Canadian model and shut down Washington.\u201d The source further added that law enforcement agencies are trying to \u201cfigure out what to do\u201d if the convoy stalls D.C. the way a similar convoy has in Canada \u2014 something the DHS official said is \u201ca real possibility.\u201d&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cAt this time, we have no indication that individuals discussing participating in these activities in the United States are engaged in anything other than First Amendment\u2013protected activity,\u201d the Feb. 8 DHS alert reportedly reads. \u201cNonetheless, DHS remains concerned that these events could have significant public safety implications or potentially be exploited by ideologically motivated actors to potentially act or encourage others to act violently.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>In a statement to Yahoo News, a DHS spokesperson said the agency is tracking reports of the potential convoy.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cWe 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,\u201d the statement continued.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The agency on Tuesday issued an alert stating the potential U.S. trucker convoy is meant to overlap with the Super Bowl, which will be played in Inglewood, California, on Sunday. The convoy could also coincide with President Joe Biden\u2019s State of the Union address on March 1 in D.C., thought a DHS source told the outlet the convoy most likely would not arrive in time.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The agency\u2019s warning to U.S. law enforcement agencies comes just a day after&nbsp;<\/span><span>Homeland security chief Alejandro Mayorkas <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/immigration\/2022\/02\/09\/mccarthy-dhs-mayorkas-seeking-to-intimidate-americans\/\">issued<\/a> a \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dhs.gov\/ntas\/advisory\/national-terrorism-advisory-system-bulletin-february-07-2022\">National Terrorism Advisory<\/a>\u201d saying:<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Key factors contributing to the current heightened threat environment include:<br \/>1. The proliferation of false or misleading narratives, which sow discord or undermine public trust in U.S. government institutions:<br \/>For example, there is widespread online proliferation of false or misleading narratives regarding unsubstantiated widespread election fraud and COVID-19. Grievances associated with these themes inspired violent extremist attacks during 2021.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) slammed Mayorkas and Biden, saying in part that \u201cstate-sponsored threats against free speech are un-American\u201d and that the \u201cintimidation tactic\u201d should be rescinded immediately.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) issued a warning to U.S. law enforcement and public safety officials on Tuesday that a trucker convoy protesting vaccine mandates could begin on Sunday &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1289424","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1289424","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1289424"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1289424\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1289424"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1289424"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1289424"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}