US officials later clarified current H-1B holders were unaffected but immigration lawyers already advised people to return.
Rohan Mehta - not his real name - spent over $8,000 (£5,900) on flights in his scramble to get back to the US ahead of a deadline that would dramatically increase visa fees for some.
He had been in Nagpur, India for the anniversary of his father's de... [3569 chars]