Federal prosecutors in Boston announced the smuggling charge against Kseniia Petrova, 31, hours after a federal judge in Vermont heard arguments in a lawsuit she filed alleging that the Trump administration has been unlawfully detaining her. Petrova's lawyer, Gregory Romanovsky, called the case "meritless" and questioned the timing of her being transferred into criminal custody, saying it happened after the judge in her lawsuit set a May 28 bail hearing to consider releasing her. Prior to the criminal case being unsealed, the government had indicated it planned to deport her back to Russia, despite Petrova stating she feared going back to country or origin after protesting Russia's war in Ukraine.
Author: Nate Raymond
Published at: 2025-05-14 22:33:00
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