[United States] Protests: Peaceful protest

Summary

Single-source ACLED detection — awaiting independent verification. Hundreds of protesters reportedly gathered in Ottawa, Illinois on April 5, 2025, as part of a "Hands Off!" movement protesting potential policy changes under the Trump administration. The event is classified as a peaceful protest 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 demonstrations spread to areas with critical infrastructure or logistics hubs.

Watch points

• Monitor for expansion of protests to major metropolitan areas or locations near critical supply chain infrastructure
• Track whether demonstrations remain peaceful or escalate to disruptive activities that could affect transportation networks