Overview
- Police said at least four people were taken into custody, including at least one on suspicion of battery, as fights broke out outside Zellerbach Hall.
- Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon said the Civil Rights Division will examine the protests and the security response, citing concerns about public safety.
- Videos showed violent confrontations and at least one man bloodied, while organizers said the program inside proceeded without disruption.
- UC Berkeley officials defended the campus’s free speech policies, noted that some protest groups were not affiliated with the university, and outlined extensive security planning.
- TPUSA-aligned accounts alleged organized “Antifa” tactics, flares and attempts to breach barricades, but several of those claims remain disputed or unverified in independent reporting.