Police moved into UCLA’s pro-Palestinian encampment Thursday morning, dismantling tents, chasing away most protesters and arresting more than 200 people.
The operation follows two days of upheaval that began when UCLA declared the camp “illegal” and continued when a mob attacked the camp Tuesday evening, with police taking hours to end the violence .
The Westwood campus became the first in the University of California system to oppose an encampment. Others have been installed on UC campuses in Berkeley, Riverside and Irvine, as well as at colleges and universities across the country, including Cal Poly Humboldt.
At USC, campus access remains limited to students, faculty, staff and registered guests after more than a week of protests against the war between Israel and Hamas.
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Police officers take control of Royce Hall after pushing back pro-Palestinian protesters at UCLA early Thursday morning.
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A protester climbs a makeshift barricade blocking the entrance to a UCLA building.
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Police officers arrest a protester after a dispersal order was issued at UCLA early Thursday morning.
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Police officers in riot gear confront protesters at a pro-Palestinian encampment at UCLA early Thursday.
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Protesters use plywood to erect barricades around pro-Palestinian encampment on UCLA campus
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Pro-Palestinian and pro-Israeli activists clash at an encampment at UCLA early Wednesday morning.
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Pro-Israel protester Darren Levaton holds a flag surrounded by pro-Palestinian protesters at UCLA.
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Israeli and Palestinian flags were flown Friday during a protest outside UCLA’s Royce Hall.
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David Moritz and others hold protest signs outside UCLA’s Royce Hall on April 25.
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Pro-Palestinian protesters gather at an encampment on the UCLA campus on April 25.
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Students protest Tuesday at Cal Poly Humboldt, where pro-Palestinian demonstrators have occupied a campus building for more than a week.
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USC students are arrested by Los Angeles police during campus protests against the war between Israel and Hamas on April 24.
Public safety officers confront pro-Palestinian protesters at USC on Wednesday, April 24, 2024 in Los Angeles, California.
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A USC public safety officer confronts a pro-Palestinian protester during a demonstration on campus on April 24.
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