U.S. Says Decision to Turn Back French Scientist Had Nothing to Do With Trump
The Department of Homeland Security said the academic was denied entry because he had “confidential” data from an American lab, not because of his views on the president’s policies.
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DHS denies French scientist barred entry to US over anti-Trump messages
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French scientist denied entry to US over anti-Trump messages
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French citizen Olivier Grondeau freed after imprisonment in Iran, Macron says
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