Police surround pro-Palestine student encampment at University of Southern California
Police surrounded a pro-Palestinian encampment early Sunday at the University of Southern California, days before commencement events are set to begin on the Los Angeles campus.
The university said campus safety officers assisted by the Los Angeles Police Department were clearing the area.
“If you are in the center of campus, please leave. People who don’t leave could be arrested,” USC said on the social media platform X.
Protesters were loudly chanting “Free Palestine” inside the encampment.
Protesters in the encampment were given 15 minutes to leave the area before facing arrest, according to Annenberg Media, a student-led campus publication.
The encampment had restarted after the Los Angeles Police Department first arrested 93 people on April 24. The atmosphere on the private university campus had largely remained calm
