The Education Department announced the investigation Friday, naming dozens of schools, including the University of Delaware, under scrutiny.

The Trump administration is tightening its grip on efforts to quash pro-Palestinian demonstrations on college campuses, even as a protest over the detention of activist Mahmoud Khalil flared at the president’s New York City residence and resistance efforts continue in the courts and beyond.

MIT, Yale, and the University of Rhode Island are among dozens of universities under federal investigation by the Department of Education for allegedly engaging in “race-exclusionary practices.”

U.S. Department of Education announced the probes, which could lead to institutions losing federal funding over "race-based preferences."

The U.S. Department of Education cited complaints that the schools engaged with a program that set eligibility based on race.