On March 29, 2016, the BIA issued a decision titled the Matter of Ruzku, 26 I&N Dec. 731 (BIA 2016). The BIA held that if sibling-to-sibling DNA test results reflect a 99.5% degree of certainty or higher that a full sibling biological relationship exists; the evidence should be accepted and considered to be probative.
Ksena Karelina Freed From Russian Prison
April 14, 2025
Ksena Karelina, a dual U.S.-Russia citizen, was freed from Russian prison in a prisoner exchange after she had received a lengthy sentence for making a $52 donation to a charity conducting humanitarian work in Ukraine.
