Officers remove pro-Palestinian encampment at UC Santa Barbara

Dozens of officers eliminated an encampment of pro-Palestinian protesters from the campus of UC Santa Barbara early Sunday morning, based on movies and social media posts by the protest group.

College officers didn’t reply to calls on Sunday afternoon. Officers had despatched a message to the group, which calls itself the UCSB Liberated Zone, that the encampment violated college insurance policies and that the protesters had been illegally trespassing.

In line with the group’s posts on Instagram, dozens of officers arrived on campus shortly after 1 a.m. Sunday morning. The police “gave 4 dispersal notices to campers after which started transferring into the encampment,” the protest group mentioned.

Later video reveals employees throwing tents into a big rubbish truck.

The group mentioned six protesters had been arrested, however that might not be instantly confirmed with officers Sunday afternoon.

In April, tons of of protesters occupied the college’s scholar sources constructing Thursday for a daylong sequence of workshops, artwork tasks and different actions to precise solidarity with Palestinians, name for a cease-fire and demand an finish to Israel-related investments. Demonstrators arrange encampments in Could.

Sunday’s police operation was the newest following weeks of protests by pro-Palestinian demonstrators at universities all through the nation.