The Trump administration is seeking a $1 billion settlement from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) in connection with allegations of antisemitism and other civil rights violations following pro-Palestinian protests on campus in 2024. The Department of Justice has frozen $584 million in federal research funding to UCLA as part of this dispute. The proposed settlement would require UCLA to pay the amount in installments and establish a claims fund to compensate victims of civil rights violations. Additionally, the administration is reportedly demanding changes including the abolition of scholarships connected to race, cessation of diversity statements, and the appointment of a monitor to enforce settlement terms. The University of California is currently reviewing the offer. California Governor Gavin Newsom has condemned the settlement demand as "extortion" and a political attempt to silence academic freedom, pledging legal resistance. This development follows similar actions by the Trump administration against other universities, such as Brown and Columbia, which have reached settlements to restore federal funding. The dispute highlights ongoing tensions over university responses to campus protests and federal oversight of civil rights enforcement.