Arrests Mount as Pro-Palestinian Protests Escalate: Police Clear Library at Portland State University for the Second Time
Portland, Oregon – Law enforcement officials took action at Portland State University for the second time on Thursday night, making at least 30 arrests as tensions from pro-Palestinian protests continued to escalate on college campuses nationwide. The turmoil also reached Columbia University in New York, where a police officer accidentally fired a gun on Tuesday without injuring anyone. The protests at Portland State University have sparked a heightened police presence, leading to multiple arrests as …