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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Harriet Sinclair

DHS ‘surging staff’ to prevent Super Bowl disruption by US ‘freedom convoy’ truckers, says Jen Psaki

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The Department of Homeland Security is “surging staff” to protect Sunday’s Super Bowl from an anticipated threat by the anti-vaccine mandate “freedom convoy” of truckers in the US.

Speaking on Friday, ahead of action by Canadian police to remove truckers blocking the Ambassador Bridge in Windsor, Ms Psaki said the DHS was taking “all necessary steps to ensure that the convoy does not disrupt lawful trade and transportation or interfere with federal government and law enforcement operations”.

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