More than a dozen anti-immigration enforcement agitators were arrested Thursday during a demonstration outside Columbia University in New York after allegedly defying orders from the New York City Police Department (NYPD).
A NYPD spokesperson told Fox News Digital 13 agitators had been taken into custody and issued criminal court summons.
It is unclear if the agitators were students or staff affiliated with the university.
The slew of arrests came after police were called to a demonstration near Columbia University at about 1:30 p.m. local time.
Officers said agitators were blocking the school's entrance and refused to leave.
Video showed the agitators wearing black T-shirts that read, "Sanctuary Campus Now" and "ICE Off Campus."
Multiple orders to disperse were given. The NYPD says the orders were disobeyed roughly 20 minutes.
The agitators were taken into custody.
In the arrest of former Columbia student and anti-Israel activist Mahmoud Khalil in March 2025 at his Manhattan apartment by federal immigration agents.
Khalil, a legal permanent resident, was ordered to be released from detention on June 20, though a federal appeals court in January found U.S. District Judge Michael Farbiarz of New Jersey lacked "subject-matter jurisdiction" under federal immigration law to halt his deportation.
Following the ruling, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) claimed the opinion does not take effect immediately and the Trump administration cannot lawfully re-detain Khalil while he has the opportunity to seek immediate review.
Fox News Digital's Ashley Carnahan contributed to this report.