
Why these students are dreading their 21st birthdays
CNN
On the day they turn 21, thousands of young immigrants will no longer be protected by the work visas that allowed their parents to come to the United States. After living in the US almost all their lives, they could be deported.
It's the moment when everything she's worked for could slip away.
"All my friends excitedly talk about turning 21 -- hitting the bars, all of that...but it's just something that I dread," she says.

One year ago this week, Joe Biden was president. I was in Doha, Qatar, negotiating with Israel and Hamas to finalize a ceasefire and hostage release deal. The incoming Trump team worked closely with us, a rare display of nonpartisanship to free hostages and end a war. It feels like a decade ago. A lot can happen in a year, as 2025 has shown.












