The USCIS determined that adjustment of status applicants in both the family-sponsored and employment-based cases may use the dates for filing from the October 2016 Visa Bulletin. In order to file for AOS in October, an applicant must have an approved IV petition and his or her priority cutoff date must be earlier than the filing date.

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.