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

Leaders of Hamilton Hall occupation believed not to be affiliated with Columbia University, according to university officials.
Police Act to End Pro-Palestine Occupation of Columbia University Building, Students Involved Face Expulsion
NYPD officers arrest protester students as they evict a building that had been barricaded by pro-Palestinian protesters at Columbia University, in New York City on April 30, 2024. Charly Triballeau/AFP via Getty Images
Juliette Fairley
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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.”

Juliette Fairley
Juliette Fairley
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Juliette Fairley is a freelance reporter for The Epoch Times and NTD and a graduate of Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism. Born in Chateauroux, France, and raised outside of Lackland Air Force Base in Texas, Juliette is a well-adjusted military brat. She has written for many publications across the country. Send Juliette story ideas at [email protected]
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