Russian-born scientist Kseniia Petrova, 30, is currently in the custody of the U.S. Marshals Service in Louisiana. She is expected to be brought to Massachusetts as early as Friday in preparation ...

An immigration judge has found the U.S. government’s initial deportation case against Kseniia Petrova, a Russian-born Harvard scientist held in ICE detention, to be legally deficient, her ...

Kseniia Petrova’s future has hung in the balance since she allegedly failed to declare frog embryos that she was bringing ...

Kseniia Petrova, 31, was first detained by ICE before being transferred to criminal custody earlier this month. Wednesday's ruling ensures that if she is granted bail and released at her criminal ...

A federal judge granted bail Wednesday to Harvard scientist Kseniia Petrova, who has spent more than three months in custody after failing to declare frog embryos upon arriving in the United States.

Two years ago, Russian-born scientist Kseniia Petrova started working for Harvard Medical School's renowned Kirschner Lab after being recommended and recruited by top international scientists.

Harvard scientist Kseniia Petrova has been in ICE detention for 3 months. She is one of a growing number of non-criminal immigrants detained by ICE.

Kseniia Petrova, 31, a Harvard scientist detained on February 16, 2025, for failing to declare scientific samples in her luggage.© GoFundMe ...

Kseniia Petrova, a bioinformatician at the Kirschner Lab in Harvard Medical School, fled from Russia after being persecuted for opposing the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

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.