Overview

• Ramona Sarsgaard, daughter of Maggie Gyllenhaal and Peter Sarsgaard, was among nearly 80 protesters arrested for criminal trespass during a pro-Palestinian demonstration at Columbia University on May 7.
• Protesters stormed Butler Library, disrupting students preparing for exams, defacing property, and declaring the library a 'liberated zone' renamed after a Palestinian militant.
• Columbia University has issued at least 65 interim suspensions to students involved in the protest, with investigations ongoing, and condemned the violence and vandalism as contrary to campus values.
• Two school safety officers were injured during the demonstration, while federal officials, including Secretary of State Marco Rubio, announced visa reviews and potential deportation proceedings for noncitizen participants.
• The protest, led by the Columbia University Apartheid Divest group, demanded divestment from entities tied to Israel, an academic boycott, and the removal of campus police and ICE.