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ICE reported a half-dozen arrests outside the facility after masked agents used force against protestors who they said were blockading the entrances to the facility.

From Salon • May 30, 2026

At the time, several Arab countries, including the Emirates, were blockading Qatar.

From New York Times • Jul. 23, 2021

Mrs. Meir protested that Egyptian destroyers were blockading Bab el Mandeb, where the Red Sea meets the Indian Ocean, thereby preventing tankers from sailing on to Eilat to unload vital oil.

From Time Magazine Archive

In Washington that day the French Embassy passed out the word that British cruisers were blockading Martinique's one big harbor.

From Time Magazine Archive

The Brazilians, anxious to conclude the war, had brought down their entire fleet to the River Plate, and they were blockading the entrance to the river and the port of Buenos Aires.

From South America by Koebel, W. H. (William Henry)