A proposed settlement between the Trump administration and the University of California, Los Angeles would reportedly prohibit the public school from admitting foreign students likely to engage in “antisemitic disruptions or harassment,” the Los Angeles Times reported.
Foreign students who are “anti-Western” and “anti-American” would also be barred, according to the paper, which reported that it saw a copy of the proposed settlement.
The school would pay $200 million annually for five years and create a $172 million fund to compensate those who experience civil-rights violations on campus, per the draft settlement. The agreement would also require UCLA to ban overnight protests and protesters from wearing masks.
An outside monitor would reportedly oversee the public school’s compliance with the agreement. (The U.S. Department of Justice declined to comment.)
James Milliken, president of the University of California, stated that the Times’ report summarized “some of the administration’s demands.”
“As we consider the unprecedented action against UCLA, it is important to keep in mind that the federal government is also pursuing investigations and actions in various stages against all 10 UC campuses,” he stated. “So, while we are first focused on the direct action involving UCLA, we must also consider the implications of expanded federal action.”
“This represents one of the gravest threats to the University of California in our 157-year history,” he added. “Losses of significant research and other federal funding would devastate UC and inflict real, long-term harm on our students, our faculty and staff, our patients and all Californians.”
