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Russian Harvard Medical School researcher detained

Kseniia Petrova, a researcher at Harvard Medical School, was detained at Logan International Airport on February 16 for having undeclared frog embryo samples in her luggage.
A court filing states that U.S. Customs and Border Protection wrongly canceled Petrova's valid visa during her detention process, which has led to her being held by ICE.
Petrova has been in immigration detention for six weeks due to undeclared frog embryo samples found in her luggage after returning from France.

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Boston 25 News

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Russian scientist working at Harvard detained by ICE after being stopped at Logan Airport

A Russian scientist working at Harvard Medical School has been detained by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement, her lawyer told Boston 25 News Friday.

2 days ago·Boston, United States

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WWAY TV

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Russian researcher at Harvard being held after failing to declare frog embryos at customs

(ABC NEWS) — A Russian researcher at Harvard University is being detained at a Louisiana detention center over failing to declare frog embryos while passing through customs, according to a complaint filed by her attorney. Kseniia Petrova, a Harvard medical researcher who is in the U.S. on an exchange visitor visa, was detained last month at an airport in Boston after a Customs and Border Protection officer found “noninfectious and non-toxic frog…

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Inside Higher Ed

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Lawyer: Russia May Arrest Harvard Med Researcher if Deported

Immigration and Customs Enforcement is detaining a Harvard Medical School research associate who’s a Russian native. One of Kseniia Petrova’s lawyers says the government is trying to deport her to Russia, where she faces possible arrest due to her “prior political activism and outspoken opposition to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.”

2 days ago·Washington, United States

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Mass Live

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Harvard scientist ‘planned to smuggle’ frog embryos into US, Homeland Security says

A Russian scientist at Harvard University’s Medical School discussed her plans to smuggle frog embryos into the U.S. ahead of being caught and arrested by U.S. Immigration Customs and Enforcement, according to the Department of Homeland Security. Following a trip to France, Kseniia Petrova was arrested by ICE agents at Logan International Airport on Feb. 16, a court filing stated. She returned with “non-hazardous, noninfectious, and non-toxic fr…

2 days ago·Springfield, United States

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The National Pulse

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REVEALED: The Bizarre Story of the Anti-Putin Harvard Scientist Who Tried to Smuggle Frog Embryos into the U.S., And Now Fears Deportation.

IN BRIEF.What Happened: A Russian scientist was detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) after undeclared frog embryo samples were found in her luggage. She claims her anti-war views will have her killed in her native Russia if she is forced to return. Who’s Involved: Kseniya Petrova, a Russian scientist from Harvard Medical School; Cora Anderson, Petrova’s friend and colleague; U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), a…

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The Hill

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Russian Harvard Medical School researcher detained

Harvard Medical School researcher Kseniia Petrova was detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement after she failed to disclose frog embryos she brought into the country. Petrova’s attorney is fighting for her release from a Louisiana detention center after Customs and Border Protection stopped her at Boston Logan International Airport on Feb. 16 when she…

3 days ago·Washington, United States

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