Police Act to End Pro-Palestine Occupation of Columbia University Building, Students Involved Face Expulsion

Published on May 1, 2024

The New York Police Department entered Hamilton Hall on April 30 and began arresting pro-Palestine protestors who had begun illegally occupying the school building the day before. Hundreds of protestors outside the Ivy League institution chanted, “Let the students go.” “We made the decision, early in the morning, that this was a law enforcement matter and that the NYPD were best positioned to determine and execute an appropriate response,” Columbia University spokesperson Ben Chang told The Epoch Times. “We believe that the group that broke into and occupied the building is led by individuals who are not affiliated with the University. ” When Maria DeGrasso was arrested on April 18 along with 107 other students for camping on Columbia University’s lawn in support of the Palestine cause, school administrators suspended her....

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