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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.
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.
Who is Kseniia Petrova? 30-year-old Russian-born Harvard scientist pioneering cancer research detained by ICE
Kseniia Petrova, a 30-year-old cancer researcher at Harvard, faces deportation and fears for her life after being detained by ICE. Discover her story and the implications for medical research and activism.
Harvard researcher held in Louisiana awaits judge's decision on deportation to Russia
Russian-born scientist Kseniia Petrova has been detained by U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement since February when she failed to declare frog embryo samples at Boston's Logan Airport.
Harvard researcher awaits deportation decision from Louisiana ICE facility
Kseniia Petrova never imagined she would face significant immigration issues, but it has been 68 days since she was detained at the Bost
Russian researcher at Harvard says she was 'shocked completely' at being detained by ICE
A Russian researcher at Harvard who is being held for failing to declare frog embryos while passing through customs tells ABC News that the ordeal has been shocking.
ICE Is Trying To Deport a Harvard Medical School Researcher Over Frog Embryos
An immigration judge found the official document initiating Kseniia Petrova’s deportation to be legally deficient. She remains in detention, unable to further her cancer research.
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Scientist for Harvard detained by immigration agents while returning to U.S. with frog embryo samples
It's been 68 days since Kseniia Petrova, a Russian-born scientist who until a couple months ago was a researcher at Harvard ...
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 ...
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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 ...
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, ...
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Colleague of Harvard scientist held by ICE warns that foreign scientists are scared
Harvard scientist Kseniia Petrova has been in ICE custody for about two months. Her colleague and friend Leon Peshkin says ...
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.” ...
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Detained, J-1 visa revoked: Russian Harvard scientist declared ‘danger to community,’ ICE custody persists
Russian Harvard researcher Kseniia Petrova was detained by the US immigration authorities. Her release has repeatedly been ...
NBC 10 News Today: Harvard scientist, Russian native held at Richwood Correctional Center
Harvard University scientist and Russian native, Ksenia Petrova, has been detained by ICE. Petrova was arrested in February ...