"U.S. District Judge Christina Reiss ruled that the government unlawfully canceled Petrova's J-1 visa, stating that the government failed to cite any authority allowing Customs and Border Protection officers to cancel the visa for failing to declare the embryos."
"Romanovsky, Petrova's attorney, praised the decision, stating that it marks an important step toward correcting what should never have happened in the first place, emphasizing that CBP's actions cannot be arbitrary or capricious."
A federal judge ruled that the U.S. government improperly revoked the visa of Kseniia Petrova, a Harvard researcher, after she was detained for not declaring frog embryos at customs. The judge stated that Customs and Border Protection lacked authority to cancel her visa for this violation. Petrova's attorney emphasized the ruling as a correction of an unjust action. Although she has returned to her lab, immigration proceedings and a criminal case against her are still ongoing.
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