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Live from NPR News, I'm Dale Willman. Fighting is continuing in the Middle East as Israel and Iran continued their attacks against each other on Saturday. Iran's foreign minister, meanwhile, met for several hours with a delegation of officials from the European Union. UK Foreign Minister David Lamey says they had strong words for Tehran. We urge Iran.
to continue their talks with the United States. This is a perilous moment and it is hugely important that we don't see regional escalation of this conflict.
Mahmoud Khalil has been released after more than three months in federal custody. He was the first student the Trump administration arrested for deportation as part of its crackdown on pro-Palestinian protesters. NPR's Adrian Florido reports. Khalil walked out of the Louisiana Immigration Detention Center where he's been held since March, hours after a federal judge in New Jersey ordered the government to release him on bail.
Last month, Judge Michael Farbiarz ruled that the government had likely violated the Constitution when it arrested Khalil over his pro-Palestinian protests at Columbia University. On Friday, the judge said there was no evidence Khalil was dangerous, despite the government's claim that he is a terrorist sympathizer. Khalil's lawyers said he'll return home to New York and fight deportation from there. They say the government is retaliating against him for his activism. The government says its attempt to deport Khalil will continue.
Adrian Palladivo, NPR News.
The Veteran Affairs Clinic in downtown Los Angeles has reopened after two weeks, as NPR's Quill Lawrence reports. Clashes between protesters and police had forced the clinic to shut. The VA secretary took what he called the difficult decision to close the ambulatory clinic on June 9th, when confrontations between police and those protesting the Trump administration's stepped-up immigration raids sometimes turned violent. The clinic was defaced with graffiti. It's adjacent to federal buildings at the center of the clashes.
The VA secretary has asked state and local officials to cover costs to repair damage done to the facility. According to VA, 2,500 veterans had to cancel or reschedule appointments due to the closure, which lasted through Thursday. L.A. is home to the country's largest number of veterans living on the streets, including many in the area hardest hit by the unrest. Quill Lawrence, NPR News.
In another win for Harvard University against the Trump administration, a federal judge has granted a preliminary injunction that blocks the government's efforts to keep the school from hosting international students. Harvard sued the Department of Homeland Security in May after the agency withdrew the school's certification to host international students. The school is fighting a number of government sanctions in a battle with the White House.
Stocks closed mixed on Friday. The Dow gained 35 points to finish at 42,206. The Nasdaq was off by 98 and the S&P 500 lost 13 points. You're listening to NPR News.
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