Chaos and arrests in Columbia U, UCLA over pro-Palestine student protests | TFC News California, USA
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The New York Police Department has cleared the Columbia University campus of protesters
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after more than 100 pro-Palestinian demonstrators were arrested Tuesday night.
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Approximately 300 people were arrested at Columbia and City College.
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We are processing the arrests to distinguish between who were actual students
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and who were not supposed to be on the ground.
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And we pointed out yesterday, these external actors with a history of escalating situations
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and trying to create chaos.
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Not to peacefully protest, but create chaos.
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These arrests happened after protesters took over Columbia University's Hamlet Hall Tuesday morning
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and defied orders to vacate the property.
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From Palestine to the Philippines!
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Stop the U.S. war machine!
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We are standing now in front of the newly reclaimed Pins Hall.
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Palestine has made its way into the hearts of the students on this campus
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and students across the globe.
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There are over 100 encampments across the globe
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and building occupations and popular universities.
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We are not alone.
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In a statement, a university spokesperson said the actions of protesters
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prompted the university to call the NYPD after they vandalized property,
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blocked entrances,
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and forced their facilities and public safety workers out.
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The spokesperson said the safety of their community and students remained their top priority.
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At their request, we went in and conducted an operation
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to allow Columbia University to remove those
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who have turned the peaceful protest into a place
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where anti-Semitism and anti-Israel attitudes were pervasive.
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Some of whom have been known to our department and others for many years.
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For their dangerous, disruptive, and at times criminal activity associated with protests for years.
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So this is not about what's happening overseas.
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It's not about the last seven months.
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These Filipino-American student protesters are among those who stayed outside campus.
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Only those with valid Columbia University IDs are allowed to get inside.
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The Phelan students also declined ABS-CB News' request for an interview.
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But Marcos, who came all the way from Arizona State University,
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says he came out to demand for peace in Gaza.
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The things that we've all seen online and what has happened to people
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who were just totally innocent and did nothing wrong
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are then punished by just senseless killing.
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Columbia University officials have requested the NYPD to remain on campus
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at least by May 17 to prevent protesters from coming back and reoccupying the campus.
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Their spokesperson also said that students who occupied the building faced expulsion.
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Meanwhile, a violent clash broke out between pro-Palestinian protesters and counter-protesters
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at the University of Columbia.
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The University of California, Los Angeles on Tuesday night.
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Local reports say fireworks were thrown inside the encampment
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while protesters wielded sticks, poles, and wooden boards as weapons against each other.
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Counter-protesters reportedly tried to tear down the pro-Palestinian encampment at the UCLA campus.
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On Wednesday evening, Los Angeles police officers descended on campus
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to clear out the throngs of demonstrators.
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The move came after the university administration declared the protest camp as unlawful.
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Activists outside the encampment cheered police with chants
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as officers made their way onto the campus.
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After the violence last night and the seemingly delayed response by authorities,
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the president of the University of California has already called for an independent probe
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to find out what went wrong with the university's response and that of local authorities
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in hopes that the violence like this will not happen again.
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TJ Manoto, KBS-CBN News, Los Angeles, California.
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The U.S. Department of State
