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 Trump administration’s push for a massive financial settlement with UCLA has triggered a clash over funding, civil rights, and academic freedom.

The Trump administration wants UCLA to pay more than $1 billion to settle allegations that it violated the rights of Jewish and Israeli students, according to a new report. The university would be required to pay the federal government $1 billion in installments and establish a $172 million claims fund for people affected by the university