It became clear this was coming last week when the school’s president announced that the encampment could not continue. This morning the University of Chicago became the latest school to have a pro-Palestinian encampment cleared out by the police.
Word apparently got out late last night that a 3 am clearing of the camp was possible. Some of the protesters left and took their belongings but those who remained called people to rally at the camp in anticipation of the raid. By 4 am nothing had happened and the rally was ended. Police arrived at 4:30 and ordered those who remained to leave. Minutes later they started removing the tents and other junk.
BREAKING: Police have just raided the encampment at the University of Chicago pic.twitter.com/mRjAvNTcO6
— Brendan Gutenschwager (@BGOnTheScene) May 7, 2024
The newly awake protesters had a special chant ready about police making arrests:
