UT Protest Spring 2024
Students of the University of Texas at Austin barricade themselves and lock arms on the South Lawn in front of the UT Tower on April 29, 2024. Chants of "Free Palestine" were heard as students and faculty gathered to see the demonstration.
Two men holding signs in front of state troopers at the demonstration on the South Lawn in front of the UT Tower on April 29, 2024. Many people who participated brought signs displaying their views and support for Palestine.
Texas DPS troopers stand at the front of the South Lawn at the University of Texas at Austin on April 29, 2024. The state troopers were called to issue a dispersal order to the protesters after the university urged demonstrators to leave the area.
Demonstrators sit on the ground of the South Lawn surrounded by Texas DPS troopers at the University of Texas at Austin on April 29, 2024. Students locked in arms used their signs and any source of protection as the scene grew tense with the presence of the state troopers.
Students gather at W 22nd St. to watch behind Texas DPS and law enforcement as they gather the arrested students at the University of Texas at Austin on April 29, 2024. The demonstration and arrests of UT students caused large crowds to come and view the event.
Texas DPS and law enforcement lead UT students, who were arrested at the South Lawn, up the stairs near the Architecture & Planning Library at the University of Texas at Austin on April 29, 2024. Crowds gathered on the street to watch and protest their arrest.
UT students shield and push back state troopers as they walk up W 22nd St. towards UT tower on April 29, 2024. The students used umbrellas, blankets and masks to protect themselves because some of the state troopers had pepper spray on them.
Austin police officers lead an arrested student out of the UT Tower at the University of Texas at Austin on April 29, 2024 Law enforcement led the arrested onto a bus where they were taken to the Travis County Jail. Seventy-eight people were arrested that day and were charged with criminal trespassing.