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Campus Protests Led to More Than 3,100 Arrests, but Many Charges Have Been Dropped [1]

['Isabelle Taft', 'Alex Lemonides', 'Lazaro Gamio', 'Anna Betts']

Date: 2024-07-21

July 21, 2024

As pro-Palestinian demonstrations rocked college campuses this spring with protests of the war in Gaza, many university administrators found themselves eager to quell the action however they could. Some negotiated with the demonstrators. Many sent in the police.

When Columbia University called in the police in April to break up an encampment, it was the first major detainment of protesters. Since then, more than 3,100 people have been arrested or detained on campuses across the country. Most were charged with trespassing or disturbing the peace. Some face more serious charges, like resisting arrest.

But in the months since, many of the charges have been dropped, even as some students are facing additional consequences, like being barred from their campuses or having their diplomas withheld.

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[1] Url: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/21/us/campus-protests-arrests.html

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