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February 13, 2018 · 6:00 PM EST

By Sonia Paul

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Chinmoyee Datta drops her son Mayukh back to his college in Starkville, Mississippi, after a winter break, in January, 2018. Though their family has lived in Mississippi since 2008 — both Mayukh’s parents are school teachers — they will soon have to make difficult choices about their future because of their visa status.

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