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Judge questions deportation case of Russian-born Harvard scientist detained by ICE
An immigration judge has found the U.S. government’s initial deportation case against Kseniia Petrova to be legally deficient, her attorney said.
ICE arrested a Harvard scientist working on groundbreaking cancer research.
Russian-born Kseniia Petrova has been detained since she was arrested at a Boston airport in February for allegedly not declaring samples of frog embryos for Harvard, which recruited her to work on cutting-edge research into aging and cancer detection.
ICE Detains Russian Scientist Behind New Cancer Detection Research: 'We May Never See Her Again'
Kseniia Petrova, a Harvard researcher, told NBC News she fears persecution and jail time in Russia for protesting against the war in Ukraine
New images could change cancer diagnostics, but ICE detained the Harvard scientist who analyzes them
Without Harvard scientist Kseniia Petrova’s expertise, no one can fully unlock the data’s potential, putting crucial advancements in early cancer detection at risk.
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.
Russian medical researcher at Harvard, who protested the Ukraine war, detained by ICE
Kseniia Petrova's attorney said her previous arrest in Russia and social media activity "will almost certainly ensure a nice, hefty jail sentence for her" if she is deported back.
Harvard research on cancer detection at risk after ICE detains key scientist
Russian-born researcher Petrova arrested at Boston’s Logan Airport after failing to declare scientific samples
ICE detain Harvard scientist on brink of groundbreaking cancer discovery
Multiple international students have had their visas terminated suddenly, with some being grabbed off the streets by plain-clothed ICE agents with no explanation as to why their immigration status had
'Horrified': Harvard scientist's ICE arrest leaves cancer researchers scrambling
A Harvard scientist whose work on imaging is crucial to a new generation of cancer early detection techniques has been locked up under Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrest for around two months,
Russian Harvard scientist Kseniia Petrova 'knowingly' smuggled illicit items to US: feds
The Department of Homeland Security alleged that Kseniia Petrova, a Russian scientist working at Harvard Medical School, ...
She Worked in a Harvard Lab to Reverse Aging, Until ICE Jailed Her
President Trump’s immigration crackdown ensnared Kseniia Petrova, a scientist who fled Russia after protesting its invasion ...
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Russian scientist working at Harvard Medical School detained by ICE — because she didn’t properly declare frog embryos
A Russian scientist working at Harvard Medical School has been detained by federal immigration ... at a US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility in Louisiana after she was taken ...
New images could change cancer diagnostics, but ICE detained Harvard scientist who analyzes them
We really don’t know if we’re ever going to see her again, because if they deport her to Russia, we may never see her again.” ...