Person Arrested, Removed From Pro-Palestine Encampment at UC Irvine

The university ‘continues to call for a peaceful and swift end to this encampment,’ the school has said.

Students at University of California–Irvine protest against the Israel-Hamas conflict in Irvine, Calif., on May 2, 2024. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times

Campus police at the University of California–Irvine arrested a person who exhibited “erratic behavior” and engaged in an altercation with members of a pro-Palestine encampment, officials said.

The person, whose age and gender were not specified, was arrested May 10 on suspicion of illegal camping and removed from campus, according to a university statement.