Following a full crackdown on the protests plaguing some New York college campuses, the New York Police Department confirmed Wednesday that they had made almost 300 arrests.

The arrests were made Tuesday night following a full-scale operation in which 282 protestors were arrested with 109 coming from Colombia University and 173 from the City College of New York.

While the NYPD is still working to determine how many of those were students, New York Mayor Eric Adams told reporters Columbia’s protesters were “led by individuals who are not affiliated with the university.”

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