Brooklyn College Protest Encampment Ordered Off Campus, Arrests Made

As assemblage students adjacent nan extremity of different world twelvemonth and Israel escalates its violative successful Gaza, pro-Palestinian protests person intensified crossed assemblage campuses. Some demonstrations person led to arrests arsenic constabulary move successful to disperse encampments.

Brooklyn College protesters arrested aft encampment ordered disconnected campus

The latest confrontation betwixt protesters and constabulary unfolded astatine Brooklyn College, wherever a pop-up encampment prompted constabulary intervention. Cell telephone video shows officers issuing a verbal informing to protesters to time off field earlier being interrupted by pro-Palestinian chants.

According to The New York Times, beingness altercations collapsed retired arsenic officers attempted to clear nan site. Video showed officers and protesters connected nan ground, pinch demonstrators being pushed backmost aft blocking constabulary and refusing to move.

Police told nan Times they were called to field astir 5 p.m. Thursday, starring to astatine slightest 7 arrests. Seven others received tribunal quality summonses.

Brooklyn College stated that nan protesters violated field argumentation against tents, and requested constabulary assistance to disperse nan crowd.

“The information of our field organization will ever beryllium paramount, and Brooklyn College respects nan correct to protestation while besides adhering to strict rules meant to guarantee nan safe cognition of our assemblage and prohibit individuals from impeding entree to acquisition facilities,” nan assemblage said successful a statement.

Developments from Columbia room takeover

This latest incident follows different high-profile protestation astatine Columbia University earlier during nan week of May 5.

Of nan 80 protesters arrested there, 1 retired of 3 are not verified Columbia students, according to a rule enforcement root who said pinch Fox News. The root besides said that 61 of those arrested were women.

On Wednesday, May 7, protesters occupied a Columbia field library, claiming to person renamed it “Basel al-Araj” — referencing a Palestinian activistic regarded arsenic a martyr by Palestinians and branded an alleged violent by Israel. According to nan Israeli Defense Forces, al-Araj was accused of plotting attacks against Israel earlier being killed successful a 2017 raid.

Protesters posted signs, distributed pamphlets and stood connected desks while chanting pro-Palestinian slogans, according to witnesses successful nan library, while different students attempted to study for finals. Columbia University called successful nan NYPD to reside nan situation.

“Disruptions to our world activities will not beryllium tolerated and are violations of our rules and policies; this is particularly unacceptable while our students study and hole for last exams. Columbia powerfully condemns unit connected our campus, antisemitism and each forms of dislike and discrimination, immoderate of which we witnessed today,” Columbia’s acting president, Claire Shipman, said successful a statement.

Homeland information requests fingerprints and names

Right to protest

DHS is requesting nan names and fingerprints of student protesters to reappraisal and perchance revoke their student visas.

An Immigration and Customs Enforcement official told Fox News that Homeland Security is requesting nan names and fingerprints of nan 80 individuals arrested astatine Columbia to verify if immoderate are successful nan U.S. connected student visas.

The Trump management has already moved to revoke astatine slightest 1,800 student visas. While immoderate students had visas revoked aft attending campus protests aliases penning sentiment essays against Israel’s warfare successful Gaza, others were fixed nary logic for nan decision, and do not look to beryllium affiliated pinch protestation movements. Some of those removal orders are currently being challenged successful court.