Police arrested 292 people at Columbia University and the City College of New York as tensions rise between local authorities and proPalestine protesters. Meanwhile, the New York Police Department is also standing by at Fordham University as demonstrators grow in numbers. NYPD Deputy Commissioner of Public Information Tarik Sheppard joins "NewsNation Now" to discuss the latest in the city's response to student protesters, saying there is an overwhelming number of "professional agitators" mixed in with the students.

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