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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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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 ...
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.
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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 BATON ...
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 ...
Groundbreaking cancer research at risk as Homeland Security moves to deport scientist
Without Kseniia Petrova, researchers at Harvard Medical School say they can’t fully use their unique cancer-detecting microscope.
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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 ...
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Harvard researcher held in Louisiana awaits judge's decision on deportation to Russia
This undated photo provided by Polina Pugacheva in April 2025 shows Kseniia Petrova, a Russian-born scientist who was a researcher at Harvard University. (Polina Pugacheva via AP) This undated ...