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IN BRIEF.
What Happened: A Russian scientist was detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) after undeclared frog embryo samples were found in her luggage. She claims her anti-war views will have her killed in her native Russia if she is forced to return.
Who’s Involved: Kseniya Petrova, a Russian scientist from Harvard Medical School; Cora Anderson, Petrova’s friend and colleague; U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), and Petrova’s boss, Leon Peshkin.