The Department of State (DOS) released its new Visa Bulletin for September 2016. The Visa Bulletin includes final action dates and filing dates for family-sponsored and employment-based cases. The USCIS will determine whether applicants for adjustment of status in September must use the final action dates or the filing dates.

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.