Trump suspends US green card lottery in wake of Brown and MIT shootings
17 hours ago
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- Kristi Noem suspends the green card lottery program under Trump's direction, citing the MIT and Brown University shootings suspect's entry via the program.
- Suspect Claudio Neves Valente entered the US on a student visa in 2000, gained permanent residency in 2017, and died by suicide.
- Trump has historically opposed the diversity visa lottery, using tragedies to push immigration restrictions.
- The DV1 visa program allocates 50,000 green cards annually via lottery, favoring underrepresented countries, mostly in Africa.
- For the 2025 lottery, nearly 20 million applied, with 131,000 selected (including spouses), but Portuguese citizens secured only 38 slots.
- Winners undergo rigorous vetting similar to other green-card applicants before admission.