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Twelve arrested during anti-ICE protest at Columbia University
- Twelve individuals were arrested during an anti-ICE protest at Columbia University for blocking traffic for nearly an hour, according to a spokesperson from the NYPD.
- New York Governor Kathy Hochul proposed the Local Cops, Local Crimes Act to limit local government cooperation with ICE, claiming they do not need police assistance to keep communities safe.
- Protesters demanded that Columbia University provide better protections for international students and declared it a 'sanctuary campus.'
- Columbia University stated it supports the right to peacefully protest but clarified that ICE requires a judicial warrant to access certain non-public areas of the campus.
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Twelve arrested during anti-ICE protest at Columbia University
Professors, students and supporters staged an anti-U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement protest outside Columbia University on Thursday (February 5), briefly shutting down traffic on Broadway before police moved in and arrested 12 people.
·United Kingdom
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Protesters arrested after staging Columbia ‘sanctuary campus’ against ICE
Twelve protesters were arrested Thursday after staging a demonstration against U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) outside of Columbia University in New York that blocked roadways. A spokesperson for the New York Police Department said protesters were told to disperse multiple times and were impeding traffic before a dozen people were taken into custody and issued…
·Washington, United States
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Total News Sources9
Leaning Left2Leaning Right3Center3Last UpdatedBias Distribution38% Center, 37% Right
Bias Distribution
- 38% of the sources are Center, 37% of the sources lean Right
38% Center
L 25%
C 38%
R 37%
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