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Harvard researcher held in Louisiana awaits judge's decision on deportation to Russia

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Kseniia Petrova has been detained by U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement since February .

She failed to declare frog embryo samples at Boston 's Logan Airport .

The Department of Homeland Security accuses Petrova of knowingly breaking the law.

Friends and advocates are calling for her release and saying the incident was an infraction that normally would be punishable by a fine.

The facility is one of nine immigration detention centers in the state, all located in the rural north or western parts of the state.

Many detainees have complained of isolation as they are held long distances from their families and attorneys.

Louisiana has been at the center of other high-profile immigration cases, including the detention of Mahmoud Khalil .

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