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Russian scientist working at Harvard detained by ICE

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ImmigrationMarch 28, 2025 11:24 am

Russian scientist working at Harvard detained by ICE

The Boston Globe reports that Kseniia Petrova was returning from a two-week vacation in France when she was detained at Boston’s Logan International Airport on Feb. 16 because she had undeclared frog embryos in her luggage.

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