On August 15, 2019, the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that it had returned all unselected FY 2020 H1B cap-subject petitions [PDF version]. The USCIS advised petitioners who submitted an H1B cap-subject petition that was (1) delivered to the USCIS between April 1 and April 5, 2019, and (2) have not received a receipt notice or returned petition by August 29, 2019, to contact it for assistance.

Ksena Karelina Freed From Russian Prison
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.