UCLA medical school illegally considered race in admissions process, DOJ says

NewsWorldAmericasUCLA medical school illegally considered race in admissions process, DOJ saysThis intensifies the Trump administration's scrutiny of college selection methodsHeather Hollingsworth & Collin BinkleyWednesday 06 May 2026 22:06 BSTBookmarkBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":false,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"CF1:2971816To1","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/ucla-medical-school-race-admissions-investigation-b2971861.html","title":"UCLA medical school illegally considered race in admissions process, DOJ says"}}open image in gallery{"id":"trigger-autogallery-8741","index":0}Affirmative action in college admissions was outlawed by a 2023 Supreme Court ruling ( Mario Tama/Getty Images)The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekdayYour briefing on the latest headlines from across the USYour briefing on the latest headlines from across the USEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_Evening_Newsletter","regTitle":"Evening Headlines","subscriptionGroup":"us_evening_headlines","subscriptionGroupId":"4326e634-422a-4447-8e1e-604a937cd3b5","type":"daily_news","pathPrefix":["/us","/news/world/americas","/news/world/americas/crime"],"title":"The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday","mobileTitle":"Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/usEveningHeadlines1_1.png","label":"I would like to receive morning headlines Monday - Friday plus breaking news alerts by email","newsletterKey":"receiveEveningHeadlinesUSNews","regS...