The Justice Department on Thursday accused Yale University of illegally considering race in admissions to its medical school - the second institution to face discrimination allegations by the federal

The Justice Department is accusing Yale University of illegally considering race in its medical school admissions.

May 15 (UPI) -- Yale University's medical school admissions process discriminates against White and Asian applicants in favor of Black and Hispanic applicants, the Justice Department said, the latest action in the Trump administration's effort to root out diversity, equity and inclusion from both public and private institutions.

A week earlier, the Justice Department issued similar findings for the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Yale is the second major medical school targeted in the past eight days by the Trump administration. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.