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 is looking for a $1 billion settlement with the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), after pausing more than $550 million in research funds to the institution, a White House official confirmed to The Hill.

The proposed payment dwarfs recent settlements from other universities including the University of Columbia, which made a $221 million settlement with the White House last month.