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On May 15, 2024, a crackdown on a pro-Palestine encampment at University of California, Irvine resulted in an occupation of the UC Irvine Science Building by the protesters. [1] UCI police put out a mutual aid call and received a response from at least 16 law enforcement agencies from around Orange County. [2]Hundreds of officers responded and forty-seven protesters, including students, UCI employees and others were arrested. Student participants were suspended for up to 14 days. [3] [4] [5] [6]
On May 22, more students organized by the UCI Divest Coalition and Students for Justice in Palestine organized a walkout to protest the suspension. [3] [7]
This section needs expansion. You can help by
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On May 15, 2024, a crackdown on a pro-Palestine encampment at University of California, Irvine resulted in an occupation of the UC Irvine Science Building by the protesters. [1] UCI police put out a mutual aid call and received a response from at least 16 law enforcement agencies from around Orange County. [2]Hundreds of officers responded and forty-seven protesters, including students, UCI employees and others were arrested. Student participants were suspended for up to 14 days. [3] [4] [5] [6]
On May 22, more students organized by the UCI Divest Coalition and Students for Justice in Palestine organized a walkout to protest the suspension. [3] [7]