During a commencement ceremony at UC Berkeley, graduating students donned caps and gowns to protest the ongoing war in Gaza, disrupting speeches as protestors gathered in the bleachers. The demonstration comes amid unsettling threats from the Trump administration to deport noncitizens participating in such protests and to cancel their student visas. Faculty and students express concern about the implications of these threats for vulnerable students in the community, rallying to urge the university not to comply with the government's directives. The situation reflects rising tensions and divisions on campuses regarding the conflict and the treatment of protestors.
The actions follow a year in which thousands of students in the U.S. protested Israel's ground and air campaign in Gaza by demonstrating on their college campuses.
We're wanting to stand together. This targets students who are vulnerable, said Halle Young, emphasizing the community's solidarity.
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