UCLA police have declared a student encampment at the university as unlawful, ordering occupants to disperse or face arrest. This announcement was made via loudspeaker, emphasizing the potential for arrest for those who remain. The encampment, identified as supporting pro-Palestine causes, has seen a significant law enforcement presence, including LAPD officers. Despite the warnings, the encampment participants responded with cheers. As tensions escalated, riot police began to dismantle the protest camp, breaking through its outer perimeter.
#LIVE: Police now face to face with group of protesters near encampment at UCLA https://t.co/JPHkiN2hcJ https://t.co/WiFI2hhpIE
🚨🇺🇸BREAKING: RIOT POLICE BEGIN TAKEDOWN OF UCLA PROTEST CAMP The LAPD has begun to break through the encampment’s outer perimeter as they try to remove protesters from the campus. https://t.co/tGtmDZRIC6
LIVE: Police expected to clear UCLA pro-Palestine encampment https://t.co/kezgQFfKVL
LIVE: Pro-Palestine student encampment at UCLA https://t.co/LnLRUYGYlX
🚨Just in: UCLA police tells student encampment to disperse or face arrest. https://t.co/sAIE3nOhkF
BREAKING: UCLA police tell student encampment to disperse or face arrest https://t.co/bXJOAaQofJ
UCLA 🚨: Looks like LAPD might be moving in to tear down the encampment that the school has now deemed “unlawful”. https://t.co/aOjOZs1My7
BREAKING: UCLA police just declared on a loudspeaker that the UCLA encampment is unlawful and that everyone must leave the area. They say that those who do not leave may be subject to arrest. Encampment cheered. We continue to see a large amount of law enforcement gathering. https://t.co/ZufyCgr96D