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

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April 24, 2025

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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 Petrova's visa was revoked and she is flagged for deportation.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.

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Russian-born Harvard researcher describes detention at ICE facility and deportation fears · Amna Nawaz · Sentinel