Fencing ringed the Capitol for weeks after the Jan. 6 insurrection, and some fencing returned ahead of a rally last September.
Hill's Police Department confirmed Sunday that some perimeter fences will be reinstalled around the Capitol, days before President Joe Biden's State of the Union address and expected protests in Washington, DC.
Capitol Police Chief Thomas Manger said, "With great care, and in conjunction with the United States Secret Service, a plan for the State of the Union Address to erect inner-periphery fencing around the Capitol building has been approved." in a statement. Manger said he had requested support from other law enforcement agencies and the National Guard for his security preparedness.
The capitol was fenced in for weeks after the January 6 uprising, and some temporary fences were re-installed before a rally last September in support of the January 6 defendants. Congressional security officials weighed plans to erect the fence ahead of Biden's joint address to Congress last April amid potential protests over the trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin charged with the murder of George Floyd, but ultimately scrapped the proposal. done.
Law enforcement agencies are preparing for a protest in Washington against vaccine mandates and COVID-19 restrictions after a truck driver's convoy in Canada halted traffic in the Canadian capital. The Canadian protests have drawn some sympathy from Republicans who supported his anti-mandate message. One group filed a permit with the National Park Service for a March 1 protest next to the Washington Monument; It claimed that there could be as many as 3,000 protesters in support of the Canadian truck driver's protest and mandate.
The Pentagon has authorized approximately 700 National Guard personnel to assist the Metropolitan Police and Capitol Police in unarmed capacity as of March 7. Capitol Police also said on Sunday that it would stop some roPentagon authorized advertisements around the Capitol in preparation for the state. Federation.