The article highlights the dire conditions at a detention center in Louisiana where around 90 immigrant women are being held, including Russian scientist Kseniia Petrova. Detained for nearly eight weeks due to the Trump administration's strict immigration policies, she faces challenges such as confiscation of her laptop and limited recreational opportunities, despite her qualifications and contributions to science. After being detained for a minor customs infraction, she revealed her political asylum claim, which complicates her situation further as she fears returning to Russia.
A barracks-style detention center in Louisiana is jammed with around 90 immigrant women, mostly undocumented workers from central and South America, sharing five toilets and following orders shouted by guards.
For nearly eight weeks, Kseniia Petrova has been captive to the hard-line immigration policies of the Trump administration. A graduate of a renowned Russian physics and technology institute, Ms. Petrova was recruited to work at a laboratory at Harvard Medical School.
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