Overview

• The pre-dawn operation involved Policía de la Ciudad and staff from the ministries of Public Space and Urban Hygiene and of Human Development and Habitat.
• The 2,500-square-meter parcel sits at Paseo Colón and San Juan beside the 25 de Mayo expressway and had been used for over a decade.
• Authorities removed belongings from the grounds, where an irregularly operated sports field linked to MIJD’s Universidad Popular was functioning.
• Police reported finding a coffin inside one of the locker rooms during the clearance.
• The city says it will manage the property going forward and ensure students from nearby schools can continue to use the space as part of a broader campaign to recover public areas, which Mayor Jorge Macri frames as enforcing order and ending illegal occupations.