The USCIS is now accepting applications for benefits under the Filipino World War II Veterans Parole Program. The FWVP will allow the beneficiaries of family-sponsored petitions by certain Filipinio WWII veterans to be paroled into the United States while waiting for an immigrant visa number to become available.

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.