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That feels like a pretty reasonable and non-paranoid assumption. I think assuming "random computer scientist is a sekrit Chinese agent" is incredibly far fetched and far from the likely answer. Please ...
This obviously has NOTHING to do with immigration. If it had, it would be ICE there and they would not bother dealing with his house, belongings, etc. This prof is almost certainly involved with ...