The deadline to remove pro-Palestinian supporters from the encampment at Columbia University has been extended until 8 a.m., according to a report from WCKR-FM, the student-run radio station of Columbia University. 

According to the New York Times, the original deadline was Wednesday at 12:00 a.m., which the university set late Tuesday. After the deadline, the New York Police Department was supposed to begin removing protestors from the area, according to reports.

Columbia announced it was in discussions with encampment organizers and leaders to establish a deadline for its removal, the New York Times reported. The university declared it would use “alternative options” to clear the protest area after the deadline passed, according to reports. However, after midnight on Wednesday, no action was apparently taken.

News of the extension claimed by WCKR was initially reported by the X account “Luis Documents,” described as an “indie journalist in NYC” on the account’s page. 

“Just now: WCKR radio just announced the deadline has been extended until 8 AM source via the students inside the encampment at Columbia,” the X account posted. “No raid by NYPD tonight, it’ll be hold off until 8 AM! I’ll be there first in the morning!”

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The authenticity of WCKR’s report was corroborated by the Washington Examiner’s phone call to the radio station early Wednesday morning.

The station confirmed its report and said it obtained the information in interviews with students on the West Lawn. 

This is a developing story.