The Collin County Sheriff's Office confirmed to WFAA that a total of at least 20 people are being booked in connection with the protest on the UTD campus Wednesday.
“We make sacrifices for the Palestinian cause regardless,” a UTD student said when asked if his detention overnight in jail was worth the trouble.COLLIN COUNTY, Texas — UT Dallas protesters, including students and staff members, were released from the Collin County Jail Thursday after being held overnight.
Ali Asgar Alibhai, an assistant professor at UTD, was among the first released midday Thursday. He raised a peace sign in the air and then joined the crowd in defiant chants as he and other protesters were set free. “We make sacrifices for the Palestinian cause regardless,” he said when asked if his detention overnight in jail was worth the trouble. He said he had never been arrested before. “People in Gaza are sacrificing their own lives for this to liberate Palestine. This is the least we can do for our people.”
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