On April 10, 2017, the Department of Labor (DOL) posted an alert stating that the iCERT and PERM systems will be unavailable from 8:00 pm EDT on Friday, April 21, 2017 until 6:00 am EDT on Monday, April 24, 2017. The unavailability will be due to system maintenance.

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.