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Arrests Made At UCLA After Students Attempt To Set Up Another Encampment
CHP officers face off demonstrators while clearing the Palestine solidarity encampment at Dickson Plaza outside of Royce Hall on the campus of UCLA in the early morning hours of May 2, 2024.
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The UCLA Police Department announced they arrested 25 people Monday evening for “willful disruption of university operations.” Earlier in the day, the UCLA student group Students for Justice in Palestine announced they had set up an encampment at Shapiro Fountain in the university’s Royce Quad.
How did we get here: This is the students’ third attempt to set up an encampment in the past two months. In May, around 200 protesters were arrested after calling on the university to cut ties with companies with links to Israel. Campus administrators called in hundreds of law enforcement in riot gear. UCLA’s break up of the encampment came after students and faculty members were attacked by a group of unknown affiliation.
Lead up to the arrests: After dispersal orders, the students disbanded the encampment at Shapiro Fountain and attempted to set up another encampment at Kerckhoff patio. Once again thwarted by law enforcement, the group made their way to the courtyard between Dodd Hall and the School of Law where they were arrested after attempting to set up another in-camp protest. According to UCLA police, the protesters damaged Shapiro Fountain, as well as brick walkways, patio furniture and vehicles.
Social media videos show counterprotestors at the scene, as well as law enforcement pushing protesters and forming a police line.
Updating as quickly as possible at UCLA Pro Palestine protest. Less lethal fired. Lots of detainments. Lots of shoving. Seeing some minor injuries. No dispersal order called pic.twitter.com/HfTZzxnknf
— acatwithnews (@ACatWithNews) June 11, 2024
Those arrested will be cited and issued 14-day orders to stay away from UCLA’s campus.
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