The police moved in to make arrests after demonstrators left the college grounds and gathered outside. Officers punched some students and slammed others to the ground.

At least seven protesters were taken into custody during a pro-Palestinian rally at Brooklyn College on Thursday, according to the NYPD. Police said seven others were given summonses. Officials at Brooklyn College called the NYPD around 5 p.

Police arrested protesters at a pop-up encampment at Brooklyn College, as DHS looks to obtain the names and fingerprints of protesters.

An officer in a New York Police Department (NYPD) uniform was seen striking a protester following a demonstration at Brooklyn College on Thursday, May 8, which aimed to draw attention to the killing of a Palestinian boy in Gaza.