Police in Texas have arrested a journalist who was covering the protest at the University of Texas at Austin. A Fox 7 photographer was reportedly arrested after getting caught between protesters and law enforcement.
Officers have clashed with students after dozens of local police and state troopers formed a line to stop protesters from marching through campus. They have detained multiple people. Greg Abbott, the Texas governor, said arrests would continue until “the crowd disperses”.
“These protesters belong in jail,” he said.
The number of protesters arrested on USC’s campus has surpassed 50, according to a LA Times reporter on the scene.
LAPD has arrested at least 15 protesters on the USC campus, according to a Los Angeles Times reporter on the scene.
The arrests came after law enforcement and university leadership told protesters to disperse. Protesters began to clash with law enforcement, some of whom shoved students, video shows.