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French scientist was denied entry to the US after immigration officers searched his phone and found messages critical of the Trump administration.

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French scientist was denied entry to the US after immigration officers searched his phone and found messages critical of the Trump administration.
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A French scientist was denied entry to the US after immigration officers searched his phone and found messages critical of the Trump administration. The researcher was on assignment for the French National Centre for Scientific Research and was traveling to a conference in Houston. The incident has sparked criticism from France's research minister, Philippe Baptiste, who has been outspoken in his own criticism of the Trump administration's scientific research budget cuts. Baptiste has called on American researchers to relocate to France, citing a decline in scientific research in the US.

French scientist denied US entry after phone messages critical of Trump found
France’s research minister said the scientist was traveling to Houston for a conference when his phone was searched

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