Russian-Born Harvard Scientist Detained by US Charged With Smuggling

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

61% : She was transferred out of the custody of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to a nearby Louisiana parish jail shortly after being charged.
56% : "Ms. Petrova's case is not an isolated incident -- this is just the latest example of the Trump Administration's reckless and cruel misuse of power to punish and terrorize non-citizen members of the academic community," Campbell said.
46% : According to prosecutors, she was stopped by Customs and Border Protection agents after her checked duffle bag was flagged for inspection, revealing biological items including a foam box containing clawed frog embryos in microcentrifuges, as well as embryonic samples in paraffin well stages and on mounted dyed slides.
45% : The brief states that Petrova had been conducting critical research on degenerative diseases at Harvard under a valid J-1 visa prior to her detention 10 weeks ago.

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