The US is reinstating records for international students. For some, it’s too late

After the government terminated his legal status in the U.S., one student abruptly lost his laboratory job in Houston and, fearing detention, he returned to his home country in south Asia on a one-way ticket.

The Trump administration later reversed course in its expansive crackdown on international students, but there was a major obstacle. The student cannot return because his American visa was revoked.

Without it, he’s “stranded,” said the student, who spoke on condition of anonymity for fear of retaliation.