Harvard researcher held in Louisiana awaits judge's decision on deportation to Russia

Harvard researcher held in Louisiana awaits judge’s decision on deportation to Russia

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Kseniia Petrova never imagined she would face significant immigration issues, but it has been 68 days since she was detained at the Boston airport while traveling with undeclared frog embryo samples.

Harvard researcher held in Louisiana awaits judge's decision on deportation to Russia

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Kseniia Petrova never imagined she would face significant immigration issues, but it has been 68 days since she was detained at the Boston airport while traveling with undeclared frog embryo samples. The Russian-born scientist and Harvard University researcher associate was in the United States legally. But she finds herself thrust into a detention system that has been in the national spotlight as President Donald Trump p…

ICE is trying to deport a Harvard Medical School researcher over frog embryos

Kseniia Petrova's case represents a growing trend causing many international students to fear immigration backlash.

Russian-born Harvard researcher describes detention at ICE facility and deportation fears

Kseniia Petrova, a Russian scientist at Harvard Medical School, has been detained by ICE since February. She was arrested as she returned to Boston with frog embryo samples. The government says she knowingly failed to declare them. Petrova's visa was revoked and she is flagged for deportation. Geoff Bennett spoke with her via video call from the facility where she’s held.

Russian-born Harvard researcher held in immigration detention, fighting deportation

A Russian biology researcher at Harvard Medical School tried returning to the U.S. from France two months. She's been in a detention facility since and is fighting possible deportation.

ICE detains Harvard Medical School cancer researcher

Kseniia Petrova is a scientist at Harvard Medical School. Born in Russia, Petrova's been busy developing computer scripts essential for decoding the findings of a new kind of microscope. It's a device so unique that it has the potential to lead to astounding breakthroughs in the early detection of cancers. — Read the rest The post ICE detains Harvard Medical School cancer researcher appeared first on Boing Boing.