NYPD: 300 arrested at Columbia University and City College of New York

Approximately 300 individuals were arrested by New York City police overnight Tuesday into early Wednesday between protests at Columbia University and the City College of New York.

NYPD sources tell Fox News that about 230 protesters were taken into custody at Columbia University and of that number between 40-50 were arrested in connection to the occupation of Hamilton Hall. The remaining protesters were arrested at City College.

A statement released by a Columbia spokesperson said officers entered the campus after the university requested help. A tent encampment on the school’s grounds began nearly two weeks ago to protest the Israel-Hamas war.

“After the University learned overnight that Hamilton Hall had been occupied, vandalized, and blockaded, we were left with no choice,” the school said. “The decision to reach out to the NYPD was in response to the actions of the protesters, not the cause they are championing. We have made it clear that the life of campus cannot be endlessly interrupted by protesters who violate the rules and the law.”