Over 50 pro-Palestinian protesters arrested at Columbia University

A BBC report stated that two university security officers were injured when protesters barged their way into the Butler Library on Wednesday, University President Claire Shipman in a statement said, calling the protesters actions “outrageous”.

Videos on social media showed protesters wearing masks, standing on tables, chanting with banners reading “Strike For Gaza” and “Liberated Zone”.

US President Donald Trump had earlier blasted Columbia University over pro-Palestinian protests on campus last year, stating that they were anti-semitic and the university showed a failure to protect Jewish students.

Columbia University on Wednesday had requested the NYPD’s assistance “in securing the building,” as protesters had barged into the library with banners. According to Columbia Spectator, which is a campus newspaper, about 70 protesters were detained by police.

In a post on X, NYPD stated “At the direct request of Columbia University, the NYPD is responding to an ongoing situation on campus where individuals have occupied a library and are trespassing.”

Secretary of State Marco Rubio said they are “reviewing the visa status of the trespassers and vandals who took over Columbia University’s library.”

Columbia’s President Shipman said that while the protesters were seized up in one room of the library, “it is completely unacceptable that some individuals are choosing to disrupt academic activities as our students are studying and preparing for final exams”.

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