Arrests at Columbia University as police move in on pro-Palestinian protesters
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Police move to arrest protesters at Columbia
NEW YORK >> The police cleared out a protest at Columbia University this afternoon, arresting dozens of demonstrators who had occupied a lawn on campus and throwing out their tent encampment. The actions came the day after university leaders pledged to Congress that they would crack down on unauthorized student protests tied to the war in the Gaza Strip.
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Police arrest dozens of pro-Palestinian protesters in Columbia University raid
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
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Police Sweep Columbia's Campus, Arrest Students Who Seized University Building
MANHATTAN—New York City police officers entered Columbia University on Tuesday night to arrest students who seized a school building, a move that came after president Minouche Shafik declined for days to bring police to campus as unsanctioned protesters refused to leave their "Gaza Solidarity" encampment.