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Russian from Medical School detained by
Cora Anderson, a friend & colleague of , shared the news of Petrova’s detention, saying Petrova arrived at ’s Logan airport on 16 Feb from a trip to France when she was stopped by US authorities who revoked her & told her she was to be deported to . In response, Petrova said she feared political persecution & was then sent to a facility.


theguardian.com/us-news/2025/m

The Guardian · Russian scientist working at Harvard detained by Ice at Boston airportBy Maya Yang

We had no idea initially what had happened to her since she was unable to send any messages or make any calls upon detention. She was moved to a facility in Vermont at first & then where she is now. Where she is now is a that has space rented by & is kept in a room with over 80 other female detainees,” Anderson posted.

…A GoFundMe page set up by Anderson for said that the researcher was hired to work for Medical School & had entered the US on a . Anderson did not specify which work category Petrova was under.
…Reports of Petrova’s detention come just weeks after a French was denied entry in the US this month after US officers searched his phone & found messages critical of .

Also earlier this month, citizen was detained by US authorities & was held by for 2 weeks before being released. In another case, a tourist from , 29-yr-old tattoo artist , spent 6 weeks in including 8 days in confinement after she was arrested at the Mexican border on 18 Feb.

In recent wks, federal authorities have detained a handful of other & – including holders – who have expressed solidarity amid ’s deadly war on . Earlier this week, 30-yr-old , a Turkish doctoral student at University, was detained by masked federal ofcls in dramatic footage that has caused widespread outrage.

Nonilex

ofcls also detained activist & graduate – a holder – earlier this month in front of his pregnant wife, Noor, a US citizen. Other students detained by immigration ofcls include , an Indian postdoctoral fellow at University, after accused him of having ties to Hamas.

@Nonilex Accusing someone, does not make it fact?