LA riots, years of protests lead Republicans
to seek federally criminalizing blocking traffic
Posted By: sunset, 6/23/2025 1:40:42 PM
In the wake of anti-ICE protesters and rioters trapping drivers in Los Angeles and other cities in recent days, Republican lawmakers want to make blocking streets a federal crime. Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., will seek this week to make it a federal crime to obstruct or create intentional traffic. The "Safe and Open Streets Act" is a direct response to the "radical tactics of anti-ICE protesters who have intentionally blocked roads and highways across the country," Tillis said. Lawbreakers could face fines or up to five years in prison. Under California law, it is a misdemeanor to "willfully and maliciously obstruct the free movement of any person on any street,.."
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LA riots, years of protests lead Republicans
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The criminals who takeover both federal and state highways in California are nearly never pursued or charged in California. The criminal obstructions of federal highways screams out to the need for federal criminal statutes and prosecutions.