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The lady is indeed in trouble, because she apparently broke an explicit regulation: «Biological materials imported through passenger or pedestrian travel must b
by nine_k 2y ago
The lady is indeed in trouble, because she apparently broke an explicit regulation: «Biological materials imported through passenger or pedestrian travel must be presented to CBP for inspection» [1]. I very much doubt though that it's a kind of offense that should provide grounds for deportation.
Deportation to the country that would certainly incarcerate her for her political position is a bad idea on may levels; first of all, it's inhumane. If the case really devolves down to the deportation for real, I wonder if some other countries would offer her asylum, because it's definitely better that a prison, especially a prison in Russia.
[1]: https://www.cbp.gov/border-security/protecting-agriculture/importing-biological-materials-united-states https://www.cbp.gov/border-security/protecting-agriculture/i...
- dctoedt 2y ago> she apparently broke an explicit regulation What I read was that it was a paperwork oversight — it wasn't that she wasn't allowed to bring the materials into the country, it was that she didn't check some kind of box on a form.
- nine_k 2y agoNot just that: you have to take the red corridor and allow inspection of the specimens, and have a paper to let you bring them in. I remenber handing an apple to the border check officer on return from Europe, because the apple contained seeds, and uncontrolled plant seeds are a no-no.