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French scientist denied entry to US after officials find ‘hateful’ texts about Donald Trump on his phone

A French scientist was refused entry to the U.S. after airport immigration officers found messages on his phone criticizing the Trump administration, the French government said.

“I learned with concern” that a French researcher had traveled to the U.S. this month on assignment for the National Center for Scientific Research but “was denied entry to the United States before being expelled,” Philippe Baptiste, France’s higher education and research minister, said in a statement to Agence France-Presse, Le Monde reported. The scientist, a space researcher, has not been publicly identified.

"This measure was apparently taken by the American authorities 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,” Baptiste added.

The incident occurred on March 9, after the space researcher had traveled to Texas for a conference near Houston, a diplomatic source told AFP.

On arrival, the researcher was subjected to a random check, including a search of his work computer and personal phone. Officers had found messages discussing the Trump administration’s treatment of scientists, the source added.

The researcher was reportedly accused of writing messages “that reflect hatred toward Trump and can be described as terrorism,” and his equipment was confiscated before he was put on a plane back to Europe