Nit: scientists have the same reasons to do so now, the same as ever. They just have additional reasons to not do so.

But even that distinction is only temporary, since we're determined to piss away any remaining research lead that draws people in.

Hopefully the next administration will work at actively reversing the damage, with incentives beyond just "we pinky-promise not to haul you at gunpoint to a concrete detention center and then deport you to Yemen".