Law enforcement stormed and secured the pro-Palestinian protester encampment at the University of California, Los Angeles, after an hourslong standoff.
On Wednesday evening, the UCLA Police Department, backed by the Los Angeles Police Department, California Highway Patrol, and the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, declared that the encampment was unlawful and must be dispersed. In response, protesters fortified their camp and refused to move, prompting the arrival of hundreds of riot police officers. Police sealed off the perimeter and gathered more forces, beginning a standoff that lasted until the early hours of Thursday, when they decided to strike.
Police enter an encampment set up by pro-Palestinian demonstrators on the UCLA campus on Thursday, May 2, 2024, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
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Protesters had surrounded
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