Dozens of pro-Palestinian protesters arrested at Columbia University

The university asked for police help after protesters occupied part of the main library on Wednesday.

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Two university security officers were injured when protesters forced their way into Butler Library on Wednesday, according to a statement from the university president, who called activists' actions "outrageous".

Video posted on social media showed chanting protesters entering the library, many wearing keffiyeh headscarves and masks, defying a ban from the Trump administration that was imposed after widespread campus demonstrations last year.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the visa statuses of those involved would be reviewed.

More than 70 protesters were reportedly arrested. No one has yet been charged, and authorities have not given details about who is being held and whether they are in the US on visas.

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