Russian scientist held in Ice jail charged with smuggling frog embryos into US

Kseniia Petrova, a Russian scientist at Harvard University, faces deportation after being detained for allegedly smuggling frog embryos into the U.S., with potential sentences of up to 20 years. Her lawyer dismisses the case as "meritless" and questions the timing of her transfer to criminal custody. Petrova, who left Russia amid protests against the Ukraine war and now fears deportation due to her political views, detailed her research and detention experience in a New York Times op-ed, emphasizing how her work has halted colleagues' progress.