Manhattan"s district attorney, Alvin Bragg, said that approximately 280 people were arrested between protests at Columbia University and Cuny. "There were approximately 280 total arrest from these two events," Bragg confirmed during Wednesday’s press conference. New York police stormed Columbia University and City College of New York on Tuesday, evicting students from both campuses. Large-scale student protests have broken out across US universities, opposing Israel"s war on Gaza and calling on their institutions to sever ties with Israeli institutions. Bragg added: "We will look carefully at each individual case on our docket and make decisions based on the facts and the law" Violence erupts at UCLA as counter-protesters attack pro-Palestine camp Crackdowns intensify on pro-Palestine campus protests as hundreds arrested