The administration of former U.S. President Donald Trump has announced the suspension of the Green Card Lottery programme, also known as the Diversity Visa (DV) lottery.
The announcement was confirmed by the U.S. Homeland Security Secretary, Kristi Noem. She said the decision was linked to a recent shooting incident involving Claudio Neves Valente, a suspect connected to the Brown University and MIT shootings.
According to Noem, Valente, a Portuguese national, was able to enter the United States through the immigration system. He first arrived in the country in 2000 on a student visa and later became a permanent resident in 2017. Authorities confirmed that Valente was found dead on Thursday evening from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
Reacting to the incident, Noem described the suspect as dangerous and said he should never have been allowed into the country. She made the statement in a post on X (formerly Twitter).
The suspension of the Green Card Lottery follows earlier immigration restrictions announced by Trump in November, after a deadly attack on U.S. National Guard members by a man originally from Afghanistan.
The Diversity Visa programme previously allowed up to 50,000 people from different countries to obtain U.S. permanent residency each year. The new decision signals a tougher stance on immigration under the Trump administration.
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