Republicans are increasingly pushing for the federal government to intervene.
Share on linkedin U.S. Sen. Rick Scott arrives for a Senate Republican meeting at the U.S. Capitol on February 08, 2024 in Washington, DC.
Sen. Rick Scott is suggesting that the Department of Justice should prosecute pro-Palestine student groups that have committed acts of violence as protests intensify, Axios has learned., and Scott said in a letter to Attorney General Merrick Garland on Tuesday that pro-Palestine student groups "are conspiring to violate the civil rights of a religious minority."
The push for federal actions comes after dozens of protesters breached an administrative building at Columbia University early Tuesday morning.on what steps the DOJ has taken to investigate and prosecute the leaders of prominent pro-Palestine groups. "Have you directed your Office of Civil Rights to investigate and prosecute the leaders of groups like U.S. Campaign for Palestinian Rights, Students for Justice in Palestine, Jewish Voice for Peace, or Within Our Lifetime?" Scott wrote.The DOJ confirmed receipt of the letter but declined to comment.Schools like Columbia, New York University and Cornell have said that they will begin to suspend students involved in encampments.
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