80 pro-Palestinian protesters arrested during Columbia University library takeover

Eighty pro-Palestinian protesters were taken into custody at Columbia University after more than 100 demonstrators took over Butler Library as final exams were scheduled to begin, cops said Thursday.
Federal authorities are reviewing the visa status of all those taken into custody, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on X.
Acting President Claire Shipman authorized the NYPD to enter campus after the swarm of masked protesters showed up at the library and forced their way inside.
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