Live updates: Increased police presence at Columbia and UCLA amid nationwide college protests

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Colbert’s chat show aired while riot police were in place at Columbia University’s Hamilton Hall. Dozens of pro-Palestinian student demonstrators were arrested after occupying the building.

Colombian authorities said Tuesday night that people other than students were involved in occupying the hall, so police had “no choice” but to intervene.

New York City police arrested 282 pro-Palestinian protesters Tuesday night, officials told reporters Wednesday.

173 people were arrested at City University of New York, and 109 people were arrested at Columbia University.

NYPD Deputy Director of Public Affairs Tariq Shepherd said 40 to 50 of those arrested were at Hamilton Hall. NBC News Tuesday evening.

New York City Mayor Eric Adams is scheduled to give an update on police activity on the Columbia University campus Tuesday evening.

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Hundreds of people were reportedly arrested in connection with pro-Palestinian protests at Columbia University this week, and hundreds of police moved in to clear Hamilton Hall last night. .

Tariq Shepard, deputy chief of public affairs for the New York City Police Department, said: NBC News In Colombia, 230 people were arrested.

Shepard said 40 to 50 of those arrested were at Hamilton Hall, while the rest were at the City University of New York.

On a night when police cracked down on pro-Palestinian protests on campuses across the United States, SWAT teams were called out to a demonstration at the University of Arizona.

University police declared the gathering an “unlawful assembly” and used tear gas to destroy the encampment. daily wildcat The student newspaper reported.

The newspaper also reported that clashes occurred throughout the night between protesters and counter-protesters, with some counter-protesters destroying part of the camp.

Palestinian graduate student Mahmoud Khalil, one of the demonstrators’ chief negotiators, said Columbia University’s actions in calling on the NYPD to arrest the demonstrators was “disgraceful and disgraceful.” .

In an interview with CNN on Tuesday night following the campus crackdown, Khalil said the university did not recognize the protests as a “movement” and was treating it as an “internal university matter.”

“Today is another disgraceful and shameful day for the Colombian regime…The university believes that this will deter students from protesting,” he said.

“Since we started negotiations last Friday, the university has not treated this as an actual movement, but as an internal university matter. refused to admit it.

“So I feel shame for this organization.”

Regarding the occupation by protesters of Hamilton Hall, which was cleared by police by around 11pm local time on Tuesday night, Mr Khalil continued: Do something so that universities actually take their requests seriously.

“Last week, the university set up a very peaceful encampment, and the university didn’t wait a minute to bring in the NYPD…and here we are again bringing in more troops.”

Asked if he expected protests to continue, he added: [though] I don’t know how the police presence will change this situation…I am very confident that even after such brutality against students, students will continue this movement. ”

UCLA counter-protesters were heard shouting for a “second Nakba.” LA Times Reporter Teresa Watanabe reports on the mass evacuation of Palestinians during the 1948 war, known as the Nakba, which means “catastrophe.”

In another video, a counter-protester can be heard shouting, “You’re not going to win, old lady,” at a woman who is trying to cling to part of a barricade protecting pro-Palestinian protesters.

SWAT members were dispatched to a pro-Palestinian protest at Tulane University in New Orleans, NBC affiliate WDSU reported.

“After issuing numerous warnings early this morning, the Tulane University Police Department led a coordinated effort between the New Orleans Police Department and the Louisiana State Police to respond to protests that have invaded campus over the past two days,” the university said in a statement. We have removed the person.” They set up an illegal encampment on the edge of the lawn in front of Gibson Hall on St. Charles Avenue. The overwhelming majority of protesters are not affiliated with our community.

To date, police report that at least 14 protesters have been arrested, including two Tulane students. These arrests are in addition to six people, including one student, arrested on Monday. Monday’s crimes include trespassing, resisting arrest and assaulting a police officer.

Students who participated in this illegal occupation were referred to the Office of Student Conduct for immediate disciplinary action. Seven students were suspended from school. We are also actively investigating reports that university employees participated in this illegal demonstration.

Ahead of last night’s development at Columbia’s Hamilton Hall. independent personSenior US Correspondent Richard Hall We visited campus and heard how students looked to the historic anti-Vietnam protests of 1968 for inspiration.