[United States] Protests: Peaceful protest

Summary

Single-source ACLED detection — awaiting independent verification. On April 5, 2025, an estimated 1,500 protesters gathered in Ann Arbor, Michigan, as part of a nationwide "Hands Off!" movement protesting potential policy cuts to Medicare, Medicaid, Social Security, and other federal programs. The demonstration was classified as peaceful with low severity.

Supply chain impact

No commodities or chokepoints are directly mapped to this event; second-order effects depend on how the situation escalates and whether similar protests emerge near critical infrastructure or transportation hubs.

Watch points

• Monitor for expansion of protest activity to locations near major logistics infrastructure or manufacturing centers
• Track whether demonstrations remain peaceful or escalate in scope and intensity across other U.S. cities