Gregory Duralev

Gregory Duralev (born in Barnaul, Altai Krai, Russia) is a Russian economist who fled his home country in 2015 after writing a thesis on corruption in the Russian economy and subsequently being charged with fraud. Arriving in the United States, he filed for political asylum. In September 2018, while awaiting the outcome of his application, he was arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Los Angeles on the charge of overstaying his visa. Because he was the subject of a Red Notice from Russia and thus considered a flight risk, he was sent to a maximum security prison until early 2020. A decision from the Ninth Circuit Court is expected by the end of the year on whether he will be deported. 