Protests at UC Irvine escalated Wednesday afternoon after demonstrators surrounded a lecture hall on campus.
The administration ordered students to stay away from the Physical Sciences Quad. Multiple law enforcement agencies responded to the campus, including the Orange County Sheriff's Department, California Highway Patrol, Newport Beach, Laguna, and Irvine Police Departments, to help the UC Police Department. Dozens of police cars were present on campus shortly after the protesters started taking over the building.
Accompanying the declaration, law enforcement ordered protesters to disperse or face arrest. Many protesters did not immediately leave the area, with some locking arms outside of the Physical Sciences Lecture Hall. Many wore masks, while others donned hard hats and grabbed umbrellas for protection.Video from the scene shows protesters breaking down barricades around their encampment to block entrances to the building.
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