A French scientist was barred from entering the United States after customs officials reviewed his phone and found personal messages expressing opinions about Trump administration policies, according to French authorities. Philippe Baptiste, the minister for higher education and research in France, condemned the incident, emphasizing that academic freedom and freedom of opinion should be upheld globally. The unidentified scientist was en route to a conference in Houston affiliated with France's National Center for Scientific Research when he was detained and subsequently deported. Details surrounding the search of his phone remain unclear.
Philippe Baptiste, France's minister for higher education, expressed concern over a French scientist being denied entry to the U.S. due to his opinions on Trump's policies.
Freedom of opinion and academic freedom must be upheld for all researchers, regardless of their location, according to France's minister for higher education, Philippe Baptiste.
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