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Security Guard Claims DePaul University Fired Him For Being "Too Friendly" With Palestinian Students

Surrounded by supporters, Terrance Freeman spoke out about his firing at a news conference on campus late Thursday afternoon.

Terrance Freeman says he was fired from DePaul University for being "too friendly to Palestinian students."
Terrance Freeman says he was fired from DePaul University for being "too friendly to Palestinian students." (CBS)

September 13, 2024

CHICAGO (CBS) -- A security guard who worked on the DePaul University campus has been fired — and he says the reason is because he was, in his words, "too friendly to Palestinian students."

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Surrounded by supporters, Terrance Freeman spoke out about his firing at a news conference on campus late Thursday afternoon.

He said he was called into a meeting with the administration at DePaul because he had taken a photo with Palestinian students just after Chicago Police removed a protest encampment for the Palestinian cause back in May.

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