Police break up pro-Palestinian campus protests in California and Detroit

UC Santa Cruz and Wayne State University in Detroit clamped down on protests as graduates staged a walkout at MIT

Police in riot gear surrounded arm-in-arm protesters on Friday at the University of California, Santa Cruz, where pro-Palestinian demonstrations have blocked the main entrance to the campus this week.

Campus, local and state police swarmed the protesters, and video showed officers telling people to leave, then taking away signs and part of a barricade, local news stations reported. There appeared to be some pushing and shoving between police and protesters. Officers carried zip ties and appeared to detain a few people.