WASHINGTON – Dozens of pro-Palestine protesters left the encampment site at George Washington University Tuesday and marched to President Ellen Granberg’s home in Northwest. 

In a video obtained by FOX 5, the protesters can be heard chanting, “Granberg, Granberg, you can’t hide, you’re complicit in genocide.” 

On Day 13 of their protest on University Yard, the group marched with signs that read, “Free Palestine” and “Hands off Rafah,” all the way to F Street NW. 

Several Metropolitan Police Department officers were sent to contain the crowd, but no arrests were made. 

Since Day 1, students’ demands have been centered around protecting pro-Palestinian speech on campus, receiving full disclosure of university endowments and investments, as well as divesting all funds related to Israel-based academic partnerships.

They’ve vowed to stay on the campus, despite school administrators threatening them with suspensions. 

In a letter sent to the GWU community on Sunday, President Granberg called the encampment “unlawful,” and said students were “in direct violation of multiple university policies” and trespassing. 

“The university, which is committed to protecting our students’ rights to free expression, informed them of this and quickly offered a secure alternative protest site where GW would support them in holding peaceful daytime demonstrations. This offer was repeatedly refused,” the letter reads. “It is clear that this is no longer a GWU student demonstration. It has been co-opted by individuals who are largely unaffiliated with our community and do not have our community’s best interest in mind. It is increasingly unsafe and a violation of university and city regulations to have so many unidentified and unvetted people from outside the GWU community living on university property.” 

MPD officers began escorting the protesters from in front of Granberg’s home back to the university around 10 p.m. 

This is a developing story. Check back with FOX 5 for updates. 

Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser and Metropolitan Police Department Chief Pamela Smith will testify before the House Oversight Committee on Wednesday regarding the pro-Palestinian protests and encampment at George Washington University.

Officials from the House Oversight Committee and the mayor’s office confirmed to the Washington Examiner that both Bowser and Smith will appear before the committee as part of House Republicans’ “crackdown” on antisemitism spreading across college campuses due to the war in the Middle East.

The hearing, “Oversight of D.C.’s Response to Unlawful Activity and Antisemitism,” will begin at 1 p.m. on Wednesday. Both House Oversight and Education and the Workforce committees have demanded answers from district leadership over reports that police “refused” to clear pro-Palestinian encampments at the university.

“It is deeply disturbing that while GWU has attempted to take concrete measures to protect the safety of its Jewish student body from persecution and harassment, it is hindered by the MPD’s refusal to provide assistance clearing out the encampment, over fears of public criticism,” Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer (R-KY) and Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) wrote in a letter last week.

On Tuesday, Rep. Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ) began circulating a letter to Bowser about the situation at George Washington University for other members to join. The letter says it is “well past time for District officials to intervene and protect all students on campus.”

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“As early as April 26, one day after the encampment was set up in University Yard, GW President Ellen Granberg requested MPD assistance. You ignored that request for help,” the letter said.

“GW has called upon you, as Mayor of Washington, DC, to step in and provide action and resources,” the letter continued. “You have an obligation to assist, and you should not hesitate any longer. As Mayor of Washington, DC, you must do more to eradicate hatred and protect all students on campus and local residents of Washington, DC. We would hope that you share my concerns and want to protect the community from hate.”