New York City police officers began entering the Columbia University late Tuesday as dozens of pro-Palestinian protesters remained on the campus, including in Hamilton Hall.
New York City Mayor Eric Adams said in an appearance on on 'CBS Mornings' on Wednesday that police had identified organizations and individuals who weren't university students, but professional agitators.
Adams and the NYPD made similar claims before the arrests that the protest had been co-opted by outside agitators, though did not provide specific evidence to back up that contention. While people involved in the Columbia demonstrations acknowledge that some people not part of the college community have participated, they forcefully dispute the idea that outsiders were driving or unduly influencing the protests.
'And we understood how really dangerous this situation had become,' Adams said, noting they made sure that a minimum amount of force was used to 'eradicate the problem' at City University of New York and Columbia.
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