I have seen the same info about just going a few miles east or west to get over. I mean New Mexico and Arizona have a lot of open territory where it is wide open. This does have the look of political theater. And when we think about it this is no different than what has happened in recent national elections. There was the George Floyd thing that got blown way out of proportion, the occupy movements before that and as a result if it. Just thinking about it I suspecct we will see another round of occupy movements coming this spring or summer time. Funny they never do occupy movements in the dead of winter only when it is comfortable enough to stay outside even over night.
It may be a false flag or just setting the stage for another round of fake rage.