Police surrounded a pro-Palestinian encampment at the University of Southern California early Sunday, ahead of commencement events scheduled to begin on the Los Angeles campus. Campus safety officers, assisted by the Los Angeles Police Department, were in the process of clearing the area. The university issued a warning on social media, urging individuals in the center of campus to vacate, with the possibility of facing arrest for non-compliance.
Protesters within the encampment were vocal in their chants of 'Free Palestine.' According to student-led campus publication Annenberg Media, protesters were given a 15-minute window to disperse before potential arrests.
