An Iranian cancer researcher coming to the US to help sick children has been detained in Boston https://t.co/OX3rCJezgr

— New York Post (@nypost) July 11, 2017

“… Dr. Mohsen Dehnav holds a visiting work visa that was issued in May and planned to work as a scholar at Boston Children’s Hospital, the Boston Globe’s science publication STAT News reported.

His wife and three small children, ages 6, 3 and 7 months, were also held after landing in Boston Monday afternoon.

Late last month, the US Supreme Court allowed a revised version of Trump’s travel ban to take effect, banning migrants from six Muslim-majority countries, including Iran, from entering the US.

The court ruled that the ban couldn’t apply to travelers who already had valid visas.

Dehnav holds a J-1 visa, which is designated for researchers and other academics partaking in visiting scholar programs, STAT reported.

It’s not clear why Dehnav and his family are being detained — but they’ll likely be deported back to Iran Tuesday, the hospital said. …”