On March 9, a French researcher "...on assignment for the National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS), ...was denied entry to the US before being expelled," ... because the researcher's phone contained exchanges with colleagues and friends in which he expressed a personal opinion on the Trump administration's research policy,"
French researcher denied entry to US for 'expressing personal opinion' on Trump policies
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French researcher denied entry to US for 'expressing personal opinion' on Trump policies
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French researcher denied entry to US for 'expressing personal opinion' on Trump policies
France's research minister expressed 'concern' on Wednesday at this decision by the US authorities. The researcher underwent a random check on arrival, before his computer and phone were searched, a source said.Le Monde with AFP (Le Monde)
