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.
March 28, 2025, 6:38 AM MST / Updated March 28, 2025, 9:27 AM MST
By Marlene Lenthang and Sophie Comeau
A Russian medical researcher at Harvard University is being detained at a Louisiana immigration facility after her visa was revoked last month over undeclared frog embryo samples found in her luggage, her lawyer told NBC News.
Kseniia Petrova has been in the U.S. on a J-1 scholar visa since May 2023, working at Harvard University. Her lawyer, Gregory Romanovsky, said Petrova is fighting the possible deportation back to Russia for fear of persecution and jail time over her protests decrying the Ukraine war.
I fucking told y’all that deporting people at Putin’s behest was going to be one of the major goals here.
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