Dozens of masked anti-Israel protesters arrested after storming Columbia library — and Rubio vows to review visa status of ‘pro-Hamas thugs’

NY Post ^ | May 7, 2025 | By Joe Marino, Marie Pohl, Chris Nesi and David Propper

[Mr. Mojo]

Dozens of anti-Israel rabble-rousers protesting inside Columbia University’s Butler Library were hauled out by NYPD cops Wednesday — and Secretary of State Marco Rubio vowed to review the visa status of the “pro-Hamas thugs.”

Around 80 agitators were taken into custody Wednesday evening, sources told The Post, as the Ivy League school faced another chaotic day on its Morningside Heights campus that officials said left a pair of school safety officers injured.

Video obtained by The Post showed a line of protesters led out in zip ties by NYPD cops and onto waiting police buses.

“We are reviewing the visa status of the trespassers and vandals who took over Columbia University’s library,” Rubio said on X.

“Pro-Hamas thugs are no longer welcome in our great nation.”

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: columbia; domesticenemies; education; hamas

[aynrandfreak]

I’ll bet it was tougher to recruit non-citizens for their riot this time.

[Col Frank Slade]

Cut off Soros supply of paid rioters.

[Opinionated Blowhard]

A lot of these protestors aren’t students but instead are Antifa professional thugs shipped in from other locations funded by Soros / USAID / NGO money. The way to stop this is to investigate the funding source and prosecute the funders.

[Leaning Right]

> “Pro-Hamas thugs are no longer welcome in our great nation.” <

[Dutch Boy]

I wonder how many are actual supporters versus just going along for the party. College students are easily manipulated.

I agree, it will be harder to get foreign students to join these protests, especially if it results in them being expelled from college and the country.

[chief lee runamok]

     

Leaving the scarves and masks on, authorities are still handling
these thugs with kid gloves.

Were arresting photos also taken with mugs fully covered?

[Socon-Econ]

Congress needs to sharply restrict student visas, both as to time and field of study, i.e., STEM rather than Community Organizing 101.

[healy61]

Make America American Again. Screw those foreign piss smelling bastards.

[silverleaf]

Anti-Jewish, not just anti-Israel

[Lurker]

Pull those masks off.

L

[Rummyfan]

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🚨 UPDATE: Palestine protestors are now PLEADING to be let out of the Columbia University which they invaded, as officials BLOCK them from leaving without ID

“Please, please let us out!” 🤣

Those who REFUSE to provide ID are being arrested on the spot.

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[ProtectOurFreedom]

“… authorities are still handling these thugs with kid gloves.”

Yes. That REALLY pisses me off. In a sane world, the police would strip their heads bare for security reasons. But we all know that, if the police made a move like that, the ACLU and NLG would be all over the PD and the city. At least the DOJ Civil Rights Division would not be there to support the leftists.

[elpadre]

also publicize names, photos with addresses of each and all.

[Ex-Con777]

And which classes they teach.

EC

[1Old Pro]

Columbia needs to expel each and every one of these vandals.

[markman46]

too bad the students that were studying dint rip the crap down the “protesters” were putting up and rip their head covering off.