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Families separated by new Trump visa order frantic for answers

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Jun 24, 2020 #Answers, #frantic
Families separated by new Trump visa order frantic for answers

Poorva Dixit and her Kaustubh Talathi pose for a picture with their children in San Francisco, California, US….Read More

NEW DELHI: In early March, Poorva Dixit rushed to buy a ticket to India from the United States, her home for more than a decade, after she learned her 72-year-old mother had fallen from her bed and was in critical condition.

She decided to leave her two young children and husband in California because of the risks of the novel coronavirus spreading around the world. Dixit and her husband are both Indian nationals while their children are U.S. citizens.

A software developer with a temporary permit to work in the United States, Dixit knew that to return home she would have to go to the US consulate in Mumbai to get a new visa stamped in her passport, a requirement for some visa holders when they travel abroad.

On March 16, a day before her visa appointment, the consulate shut down due to coronavirus restrictions. Eight days later her mother passed away.

Now a new immigration order issued by President Donald Trump on Monday that bars the

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