U.S. Tells Court It Plans to
Deport Scientist to Russiaput Scientist to death.ftfy nyt.
She isn’t in the US as a refugee. She is here on a J-1 visa for academic reasons. There’s no indication she is in particular danger in Russia.
Romanovsky has also filed an asylum petition contending that Petrova has a “well-founded fear of future persecution” if she were deported from the U.S., given her past political activism criticizing the Kremlin for its war in Ukraine.
“She cannot return to Russia without being jailed or harmed,” Romanovsky said. “It’s going to be a suicide for her to go back.”
https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2025/3/28/hms-researcher-detained/
Thank you for sharing, I was unable to turn up anything in my searches. Also, thank you for not resorting to personal attacks like the clown I blocked.
Welcome to Lemmy
bet?
You literally just made that up. What do you mean “bet?”
Man, the reading comprehension level in this place is shockingly poor.
Did I make a statement of fact? No. No I didn’t.
I’m made an argument about a future state of the world. Its that she’ll be dying, because effectively this is a death sentence.
Would you bet against my prediction?
Insulting my reading comprehension, wow, that’s really impressive coming from you.
So no bet.