New York City police raided Columbia University late on Tuesday to arrest dozens of pro-Palestinian demonstrators, some of whom had seized an academic building, and to remove a protest encampment the Ivy League school had sought to dismantle for nearly two weeks. Shortly after police moved in, Columbia University President
Police in New York clear out Columbia protest encampment on Tuesday night; demonstrators reportedly in standoff with police at nearby City College of New York (CUNY)Full report: New York police officers enter Columbia University to disperse student protestThe occupation of Hamilton Hall came after protesters’ defied a 2pm Monday deadline to abandon their camp at Columbia or face suspension. The university promptly began suspending participating students.Posts on an Instagram page for protest...
Representative Ilhan Omar's daughter Isra Hirsi was among at least 108 people arrested as police in riot gear moved in to break up the anti-Israel protest that rocked Columbia University in New York.New York City Mayor Eric Adams held a news conference Thursday evening to say that university President Nemat Shafik had asked police to eliminate a "clear and present threat" to campus safety.Tensions had been at their peak since protesters pitched their tents on the university's south lawn at 4...
Pro-Palestinian encampments have emerged on other campuses, including at the University of Michigan, New York University, and MIT.
DURHAM — Police took action to remove and arrest pro-Palestinian protesters
Protests are happening at colleges across the country, including Columbia, Yale universities. University leaders face pressure to both support free speech and protect students.
Near the start of Monday's protest, UT Police issued two orders to disperse, accusing protesters of disorderly conduct and trespassing, and threatening arrest.
Pro-Palestinian protests have spread to college campuses across the US, stoked by the mass arrest of over 100 people on Columbia University's campus last week
Over 100 protestors were arrested after police tried to break up pro-Palestinian encampments at Northeastern University on Saturday.
NEW YORK (AP) — Police officers carrying zip ties and riot shields stormed a Columbia University building being occupied by pro-Palestinian protesters, streaming in through a window late Tuesday and arresting dozens of people. The protesters had seized the administration building, known as Hamilton Hall, more than 20 hours earlier in a major escalation as []
NEW YORK (AP) — Police officers carrying zip ties and riot shields stormed a Columbia University building being occupied by pro-Palestinian protesters, streaming in through a window late Tuesday and arresting dozens of people. The protesters had seized the administration building, known as Hamilton Hall, more than 20 hours earlier in a major escalation as []
By JAKE OFFENHARTZ, JOSEPH B. FREDERICK and STEFANIE DAZIO Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Police officers carrying zip ties and riot shields stormed a Columbia University building being occupied by pro-Palestinian protesters, streaming in through a window late Tuesday and arresting dozens of people. The protesters had seized the administration building, known as Hamilton