Police at the University of Minnesotas Twin Cities campus dispersed an encampment of anti-Israel protesters on Tuesday morning. Nine protesters who refused to leave were arrested. (FOX9 Minneapolis KMSP)
Those arrested were taken on trespassing charges to the Hennepin County jail, where more than a dozen demonstrations gathered to protest the arrests, Minnesota Public Radio reported.
Meanwhile, the university’s statement said that it supports the rights of its community "to speak and demonstrate peacefully" as similar protests occur around the country.
"In light of protests around the country and this morning’s activity on the University of Minnesota’s Twin Cities campus, it’s important to note that the U of M supports and respects free speech through lawful protest," the statement said.
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Other encampments have taken over campuses at Columbia University and New York University in New York City and Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut. These protests have led some universities to cancel some in-person classes and have also led to arrests.
Isra Hirsi, the daughter of U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., was among one of more than 100 demonstrators who were arrested during a protest at Columbia University last week. Omar praised her daughter in a post on social media following her arrest.
Isra Hirsi departs 1 Police Plaza in Lower Manhattan on Thursday, April 18, 2024. Hirsi, the daughter of U.S. Representative Ilhan Omar, was arrested during a pro-Palestine protest at Columbia University earlier in the day. (Jennifer Mitchell for Fox News Digital)
Fox News Digital has reached out to Omar's office about the campus protest in her district but didn’t immediately hear back.
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