Garza confirmed that 65 of the 79 people arrested Monday were charged with criminal trespass, which she called"one of the lowest level, nonviolent crimes."AUSTIN, Texas — Travis County Attorney Delia Garza addressed the media Tuesday to confirm that 79 people were arrested during Monday's pro-Palestinian protests on the University of Texas at Austin campus.
"Our office is working very hard to evaluate and process cases as they are received," Garza said."There are many moving parts when someone is arrested, a lot of resources processing people arrested, and it takes time on a normal day – not to mention the volume we are seeing now." "Continuing to send protesters to jail on criminal trespass charges – one of the lowest level, nonviolent crimes our office is presented with – is putting a tremendous strain on our criminal justice resources," Garza said, later adding,"It is not the role of the criminal justice system to jail people for conduct that has not yet occurred or that might occur, nor is it the role to assist our governor in efforts to suppress nonviolent and peaceful demonstrations.
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