The Trump administration is seeking a $1 billion settlement from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) following allegations of antisemitism and other civil rights violations related to the university's handling of 2024 pro-Palestinian student protests. The Department of Justice has frozen $584 million in federal research funding to UCLA, and the proposed settlement would require UCLA to pay the amount in installments to a claims fund intended to compensate victims of civil rights violations. The settlement terms reportedly include the appointment of a monitor to enforce compliance, the abolition of race-based scholarships, and the cessation of diversity statements. UCLA and the University of California system are currently reviewing the offer. California Governor Gavin Newsom has condemned the settlement demand as "extortion" and a threat to academic freedom, vowing legal resistance. The funding freeze and settlement demand have raised concerns about the impact on critical medical and research programs at UCLA. This move follows similar actions by the Trump administration against other universities, with Brown University and Columbia University having previously reached settlements to restore their federal funding.