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She Worked in a Harvard Lab to Reverse Aging, Until ICE Jailed Her

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167 points xnx | 1 comments | 11 Apr 25 14:10 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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quelup ◴[11 Apr 25 14:33 UTC] No.43654248[source]▶
The article left me with a couple questions - is cancelling a visa for not declaring something like frog embryos normal protocol? Does ICE have evidence that not declaring them was intentional? In any case, I really hope she doesn't get deported. If it was just a mistake, this seems like an abuse of power.
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burkaman ◴[11 Apr 25 14:37 UTC] No.43654295[source]▶
> Such an infraction is normally considered minor, punishable with a fine of up to $500.

I'm also wondering how you are supposed to declare something like this. They don't pass out those customs forms on flights from Europe anymore, you just go through immigration and the officer asks whatever questions they feel like. In my case the only question was "did you buy anything".

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1. fp64 ◴[11 Apr 25 20:44 UTC] No.43658331[source]▶
I have filled plenty of paperwork for customs, my employer explained me what I had to do, because I imported stuff on behalf of my employer. I could have also just tried to hide it in my luggage, but then it wouldn’t surprise me if my visa was revoked as well. Why would you mess with customs, in particular if you do this not for your personal fun?