US EditionTwo brothers dropped children off at school and headed to work. They never arrived home — ICE was following them
- A Russian researcher, Kseniia Petrova, was detained at Boston Logan Airport for failing to declare frog embryo samples upon returning from France, according to her colleagues.
- Her visa was revoked, putting her at risk of deportation, and she is currently held in Louisiana with other detainees, as reported by her lawyer Gregory Romanovsky.
- Petrova fears political persecution in Russia due to her anti-war stance, and she has been receiving assistance for her legal case from friends and colleagues, including Cora Anderson.
- A GoFundMe campaign to support Petrova's legal fees has raised nearly $40,000 since its launch.
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Russian Scientist at Harvard Medical School Detained by U.S. Border Agents
U.S. immigration authorities detained and revoked the visa of a Russian scientist who opposes the war in Ukraine and had been conducting genetic research at Harvard Medical School, her friends and colleagues said this week.
‘Kseniia’s in danger’ ICE detained a Harvard scientist. Now she risks deportation to Russia, where she fears persecution for her anti-war views.
A Russian researcher at Harvard Medical School was detained at Boston Logan Airport upon entering the U.S. after she failed to declare frog embryo samples on her customs declaration, according to her colleagues. Her visa was subsequently revoked, putting her at risk of deportation, and she was sent to an immigration detention center.
Russian scientist working at Harvard Medical School detained by ICE at Boston airport
Kseniia Petrova is currently being held at a US Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Louisiana after she was taken into custody at Boston Logan Airport after returning from a personal trip to France on Feb. 16.
Russian scientist at Harvard Medical School detained by ICE at Boston airport
A Russian scientist working at Harvard Medical School was detained by ICE at Boston Logan International Airport when attempting to bring back frog embryos at the request of a professor.
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