ARLINGTON, Texas — Another pro-Palestinian encampment has popped up at a University of Texas campus to protest the ongoing war in the Middle East. 

Texas for Palestine, a statewide advocacy group, announced Thursday morning that the latest encampment has been organized at UT Arlington outside of the college’s library. 

This latest move comes a day after a similar encampment was set up at UT Dallas early Wednesday morning, but by early evening, it was cleared out by police. At least 17 people were arrested for criminal trespass, according to a spokesperson for UT Dallas. 

Two of the people arrested are history professors at UT Dallas and were both charged with criminal trespass. 

UT Dallas President Richard Benson said in a statement to the community that the encampment violated campus rules, which prohibit tents and other structures being used during demonstrations. 

Benson said the protesters were given multiple warnings ahead of the arrests. 

“Our University has been, and will continue to be, a strong advocate for the constitutional right to free speech,” said Benson. “Several peaceful protests have been held on campus in the past weeks, and University rules and regulations were followed.”

A similar situation could follow at UT Arlington. Texas for Palestine recognized in its post that the encampment is not legal, but the group calls it a “peaceful escalation” in its attempts to demand the university system divest from companies that sell weapons to Israel, such as Lockheed Martin.  

“There are two ways this encampment ends: the arrest of students or divestment from Lockheed Martin,” Texas for Palestine said in an Instagram post. 

The group says it met with UT Arlington President Jennifer Cowley to discuss divestment, but its demands were not met. 

This encampment is the latest in a nationwide, student-led movement that started at Columbia University last month and has spread to dozens of colleges and universities across the country.