Harvard University announced Monday that it was suing to halt a federal freeze on more than $2.2 billion in grants after the institution said it would defy the Trump administration’s demands to limit activism on campus.

Harvard University has filed a lawsuit against the federal government to block a freeze on $2.2 billion in grants. The freeze follows Harvard’s refusal to comply with the Trump administration’s demands for reforms,

The university called the funding freeze "unlawful and beyond the government’s authority" and warned of severe and long-lasting consequences.