Trump Administration Probes UCLA, Halts $584 Million Funding Amid Anti-Semitism Row

International News: US President Donald Trump is not only creating trouble for other countries with his tariff war. Trump himself has become a hindrance for America's renowned universities since becoming the president. One of America's top public universities, the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), said on Wednesday that the Trump government has stopped and suspended US $584 million of government funding to the university.

"Currently, a total of approximately $584 million in extramural award funding is suspended and at risk," UCLA Chancellor Julio Frenk said in a statement. "If these funds remain suspended, it would be devastating for UCLA and for Americans across the country."

Trump targets another top American university, UCLA, withholding $584 million in funds by accusing it 60 universities, including Harvard, Yale, Brown, Columbia, and Stanford, are the target of the Trump government. UCLA is one of these top universities targeted by Trump.

Trump Government Halts UCLA Funding

US President Donald Trump is not only creating trouble for other countries with his tariff war. Trump himself has become a hindrance for America's renowned universities since becoming the president. One of America's top public universities, the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), said on Wednesday that the Trump government has stopped and suspended US $584 million of government funding to the university.

UCLA Warns of Funding Devastation

"Currently, a total of approximately $584 million in extramural award funding is suspended and at risk," UCLA Chancellor Julio Frenk said in a statement. "If these funds remain suspended, it would be devastating for UCLA and for Americans across the country."

“Suspension of these funds is a loss not only to the researchers who depend on these grants but also to Americans across the country whose work, health, and futures depend on our groundbreaking research and scholarship,” Chancellor Frank said. Notably, last week, UCLA said the Trump administration had suspended its federal research funding over claims of "anti-Semitism and bias."

60 universities are being targeted by Trump

60 universities, including Harvard, Yale, Brown, Columbia, and Stanford, are the target of the Trump government. The administration is investigating these universities for alleged anti-Semitic discrimination and harassment on their campuses. UCLA is one of these top universities targeted by Trump.

Discrimination Alleged Against Jewish Students

The US Justice Department's civil rights investigation alleged that UCLA was "deliberately indifferent" to the widespread harassment of Jewish and Israeli students during pro-Palestinian protests on the university campus in 2024, news agency Xinhua reported.

Research Funding Temporarily Put On Hold

University of California (UC) President James Milliken also released a statement on Wednesday on the suspension of research grants at UCLA. The UC system has a total of 10 campuses, and UCLA has the largest student enrollment. Milliken said that UC has agreed to "engage in dialogue with the federal administration," and that their "immediate goal is to restore the $584 million of suspended and at-risk federal funds to the university as quickly as possible."

University Faced Heavy Legal Penalty

"These cuts do nothing to address anti-Semitism," Milliken said. "Moreover, they blatantly ignore the extensive work that UCLA and the entire University of California have done to combat anti-Semitism." It is noteworthy that last week, the university had agreed to pay $6.45 million to settle a lawsuit over the treatment of Jewish students and a professor during the protests.