Arizona State University Police said they arrested more than 70 protesters last weekend after more than 200 people gathered on campus to call for a cease-fire in Gaza.
The protest was one of multiple ones across the state in what has been a growing movement calling for university officials to divest from Israel. ASU officials said only a portion of the protesters from the weekend were students at the university, saying 15 of those arrested were ASU students.
After protesters were told to vacate Alumni Lawn multiple times, campus police began arrests early Saturday alongside Arizona Department of Public Safety troopers and Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office deputies.
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What do we know about the arrests at the ASU protest?
At least 72 arrests were made at Arizona State University after protesters set up encampments on school property over the weekend, according to legal documents. Attorney Christina Carter said the potential charge listed would be a class 3 misdemeanor for criminal trespassing.