Kseniia Petrova, the Harvard researcher who was detained by customs agents in February, faces a maximum sentence of up to 20 years in prison, a judge said Thursday.

Un abogado de una científica nacida en Rusia e investigadora de la Universidad de Harvard acusada de intentar contrabandear embriones de rana

Harvard scientist Kseniia Petrova could be deported to Russia, where she faces political persecution for opposing the Ukraine war.

When Kseniia Petrova fled Russia two years ago, she did so because she didn't feel she could freely and safely carry out her work as a scientist there, especially after she was arrested for taking part in a protest.

Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea J. Campbell filed an amicus brief in support of Harvard Medical School researcher Kseniia Petrova, calling for her immediate release from a Louisiana detention facility.

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.

Ms. Petrova is a Russian scientist who works in a lab at Harvard Medical School. She told her story through a Times Opinion editor, Alex Ellerbeck, over multiple calls from an ICE detention center.

Massachusetts AG Campbell submits an amicus brief supporting Harvard researcher Kseniia Petrova's wrongful detention claim.