A U.S. judge has ruled that the Trump administration must reinstate federal grants previously frozen for the University of California , Los Angeles (UCLA), the court filing revealed on Monday.

In August, UCLA said the Trump administration froze funding of $584 million after the federal government reprimanded the school for its handling of pro-Palestinian protests .

The Los Angeles Times and Politico said U.S. District Judge Rita Lin’s ruling ordered that more than $500 million in funding be restored to the university.

Lin had ordered the Trump administration in August to restore part of the suspended federal funding to UCLA.

The Trump administration has cut or threatened to withhold federal funds to universities over their handling of protests against Israel’s assault on Gaza. The

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