UCLA is the first public university to be targeted by a widespread funding freeze over allegations of civil rights violations related to antisemitism and affirmative action.

The Trump administration is seeking a $1 billion settlement from the University of California, Los Angeles, CNN has exclusively learned, marking the latest effort by the White House to shape higher education and extract significant concessions from universities.

The White House is seeking a $1 billion settlement from UCLA over allegations that the university failed to stop antisemitism on campus — a payment that would "completely devastate” the country’s largest public university system, according to UC officials.