Photos: University of Chicago protest encampment cleared by police

Photos: University of Chicago protest encampment cleared by police

University of Chicago Police cleared a pro-Palestine protest encampment in a brief raid at the South Side university early Tuesday morning.

Police watch activists gather in the quad after a pro-Palestinian encampment was raided by officers at the University of Chicago early Tuesday, May 7, 2024. (Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune)
A lawn sits empty after a pro-Palestinian encampment was raided by officers at the University of Chicago early Tuesday, May 7, 2024. (Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune)

Activists gather in the quad after a pro-Palestinian encampment was raided by officers at the University of Chicago early Tuesday, May 7, 2024. (Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune)
Activists gather in the quad after a pro-Palestinian encampment was raided by officers at the University of Chicago early Tuesday, May 7, 2024. (Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune)
People watch as activists face off with police after a pro-Palestinian encampment was raided by officers at the University of Chicago early Tuesday, May 7, 2024. (Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune)

The barriers are pulled away and activists are allowed into the quad after facing off against police after a pro-Palestinian encampment was raided by officers at the University of Chicago early Tuesday, May 7, 2024. (Antonio Perez/Chicago Tribune)
The barriers are pulled away and activists are allowed into the quad after facing off against police after a pro-Palestinian encampment was raided by officers at the University of Chicago early Tuesday, May 7, 2024. (Antonio Perez/Chicago Tribune)
The barriers are pulled away and activists are allowed into the quad after facing off against police after a pro-Palestinian encampment was raided by officers at the University of Chicago early Tuesday, May 7, 2024. (Antonio Perez/Chicago Tribune)

Activists chant after being allowed into the quad after facing off against police after a pro-Palestinian encampment was raided by officers at the University of Chicago early Tuesday, May 7, 2024. (Antonio Perez/Chicago Tribune)
Structures from a pro-Palestinian encampment are removed from the quad after it was raided by officers at the University of Chicago early Tuesday, May 7, 2024. (Antonio Perez/Chicago Tribune)
Activists face off with police after a pro-Palestinian encampment was raided by officers at the University of Chicago early Tuesday, May 7, 2024. (Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune)

Activists face off with police after a pro-Palestinian encampment was raided by officers at the University of Chicago early Tuesday, May 7, 2024. (Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune)
Activists face off with police after a pro-Palestinian encampment was raided by officers at the University of Chicago early Tuesday, May 7, 2024. (Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune)
Activists face off with police after a pro-Palestinian encampment was raided by officers at the University of Chicago early Tuesday, May 7, 2024. (Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune)

Activists face off with police after a pro-Palestinian encampment was raided by officers at the University of Chicago early Tuesday, May 7, 2024. (Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune)
Activists face off with police after a pro-Palestinian encampment was raided by officers at the University of Chicago early Tuesday, May 7, 2024. (Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune)
Workers remove a pro-Palestinian encampment at the University of Chicago early Tuesday, May 7, 2024. (Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune)

Activists face off with police after a pro-Palestinian encampment was raided by officers at the University of Chicago early Tuesday, May 7, 2024. (Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune)
Activists face off with police after a pro-Palestinian encampment was raided by officers at the University of Chicago early on May 7, 2024. (Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune)
A protester holds a sign after a pro-Palestinian encampment was raided by officers at the University of Chicago early Tuesday, May 7, 2024. (Antonio Perez/Chicago Tribune)

Activists face off with police after a pro-Palestinian encampment was raided by officers at the University of Chicago early Tuesday, May 7, 2024. (Antonio Perez/Chicago Tribune)
Activists face off against police after a pro-Palestinian encampment was raided by officers at the University of Chicago early Tuesday, May 7, 2024. (Antonio Perez/Chicago Tribune)
Activists face off with police after a pro-Palestinian encampment was raided by officers at the University of Chicago early Tuesday, May 7, 2024. (Antonio Perez/Chicago Tribune)

Students and activists gather at a pro-Palestinian encampment at the University of Chicago, May 1, 2024. (Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune)
Chicago Public Schools students gather with other students and activists during a rally at a pro-Palestinian encampment at the University of Chicago, May 1, 2024, in Chicago. (Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune)
Chicago Public Schools students gather with other students and activists during a rally at a pro-Palestinian encampment at the University of Chicago, May 1, 2024. (Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune)

Josie Hulme, 4, dances near a bubble machine near students and activists at a pro-Palestinian encampment at the University of Chicago on May 1, 2024. (Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune)
University of Chicago police briefly detain a person in a small disturbance about a sign near an encampment on campus, May 1, 2024 in support of Gaza and the Palestinian people. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune)
Palestinian flag line the campus, May 1, 2024, at the University of Chicago. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune)

University of Chicago students and supporters hang a banner at an encampment on campus, May 1, 2024, in support of Gaza and the Palestinian people. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune)
University of Chicago students and community members gather at an encampment on campus, May 1, 2024, in support of Gaza and the Palestinian people. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune)
Supporters of Palestine are seen on the Main Quad at the University of Chicago as they continue to call for divestment from Israel by the university on Friday, May 3, 2024. (Terrence Antonio James/Chicago Tribune)

Supporters of Palestine are seen on the Main Quad at the University of Chicago as they continue to call for divestment from Israel by the university on Friday, May 3, 2024. (Terrence Antonio James/Chicago Tribune)
A University of Chicago police officer is seen on the Main Quad at the university as demonstrations in support of Palestine continue to call for divestment from Israel by the university on Friday, May 3, 2024. (Terrence Antonio James/Chicago Tribune)
Protests continue at the UChicago United for Palestine (UCUP) encampment on the main quad at the University of Chicago on May 3, 2024. (E. Jason Wambsgans/Chicago Tribune)

Protests continue at the UChicago United for Palestine (UCUP) encampment on the main quad at the University of Chicago, Friday, May 3, 2024. (E. Jason Wambsgans/Chicago Tribune)
Demonstrators encircle a Shabbat service with tarps and sheets to keep news media from viewing the service on the University of Chicago Main Quadrangle Friday, May 3, 2024, in Chicago. Demonstrators have created an encampment on the western end of the quadrangle to protest the ongoing Israel-Hamas war. (John J. Kim/Chicago Tribune)
Demonstrators break bread at the conclusion of a Shabbat service on the University of Chicago Main Quadrangle on May 3, 2024. Demonstrators have created an encampment on the western end of the quadrangle to protest the ongoing Israel-Hamas war. (John J. Kim/Chicago Tribune)

Artwork depicting victims of the Israel-Hamas war is on display on the University of Chicago Main Quadrangle Friday, May 3, 2024, in Chicago. Demonstrators have created an encampment on the western end of the quadrangle to protest the ongoing Israel-Hamas war. (John J. Kim/Chicago Tribune)
Two University of Chicago student demonstrators sit in their tent, illuminated by the light of a laptop screen, at the Main Quadrangle Friday, May 3, 2024, in Chicago. Demonstrators have created an encampment on the western end of the quadrangle to protest the ongoing Israel-Hamas war. (John J. Kim/Chicago Tribune)
Activists sleep in tents in a pro-Palestinian encampment at the University of Chicago in the early hours of Monday, May 6, 2024, in Chicago. (Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune)

Activists gather near a pro-Palestinian encampment at the University of Chicago in the early hours of Monday, May 6, 2024, in Chicago. (Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune)
A student enters the encampment on the University of Chicago campus on May 6, 2024, in Chicago. (Stacey Wescott/Chicago Tribune)

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