Canadian police on horseback attacking Freedom protesters in Ottawa.
Rep. Yvette Herrell (R-NM) announced on Saturday she will introduce legislation to grant asylum to politically persecuted truck drivers in Trudeau’s Canada.
Rep. Herrell made the announcement on Twitter after she compared Trudeau to brutal authoritarians like the Marxists ruling Venezuela.
Newsmax reported:
Rep. Yvette Herrell, R-N.M, said she plans to introduce a bill that would grant temporary asylum to the Canadian “Freedom Convoy” truckers, who have been protesting the country’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate for truckers over the last month.
Canadian police have started to arrest protestors in Ottawa, Canada’s capital. Approximately 200 have been arrested as of Sunday morning, with 57 vehicles having been towed so far. Townhall reports that among those arrested, 103 have been charged, mostly for mischief and obstruction.
On Twitter, Herrell said Saturday that “[J]ust as we provide asylum for political prisoners, we should do the same for truckers who have been subjected to violence, had their property confiscated, and their bank accounts frozen by a government that is quickly becoming the embarrassment of the free world. I am introducing legislation that would temporarily grant asylum to innocent Canadian protesters who are being persecuted by their own government. We cannot be silent as our neighbors to the north are treated so badly.”