Iranian researcher traveling to Boston detained at airport
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An Iranian cancer researcher arriving in the US to start work at a prominent Boston hospital has been detained at Logan International Airport.
Boston Children's Hospital said in a statement Tuesday that Dr. Mohsen Dehnavi was prevented from entering the country with his wife and three young children despite holding a J-1 visa for visiting scholars. They arrived at the airport Monday.
The hospital said the reasons for the detention were unclear, and the family remained at the airport and could be sent back to Iran later Tuesday.
"Boston Children's hopes that this situation will be quickly resolved and Dr. Dehnavi and his family will be released and allowed to enter the US," hospital spokesman Rob Graham said in the statement. "The hospital is committed to doing its utmost to support Dr. Dehnavi and his family."
