Two scientists who co-authored a paper on evolution opted against publishing their research out of fear of retaliation, including deportation, The Washington Post reported Thursday.

Both scientists, who were not named in the story, are in the United States legally, according to the report. Regardless, they feared for their status if they went through with publishing the paper, according to the Post.

“[The paper] was months of work, but at the same time, I know the current situation, and I’m scared for my friends in the U.S.,” a European evolutionary biologist told the Post. “I told them, ‘If you think it is too dangerous, don’t do it.'”

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