New Arrests at UT–Austin as Pro-Palestinian Group Sets Up Encampment

The new arrests come days after dozens were arrested when hundreds of students, joined by outside participants, demanded the school divest from Israel.

Texas University policemen arrest a pro-Palestinian protestor at the University of Texas in Austin, Texas, on April 29, 2024. Suzanne Cordeiro/AFP via Getty Images

Law enforcement officials on April 29 began arresting pro-Palestinian protesters who were setting up tents at the University of Texas–Austin.

“Free Palestine,” the protesters chanted as they formed an encampment on the South Mall of the university on the afternoon of April 29, the Austin-American Statesman reported.