President Donald Trump has suspended the US green card lottery scheme in the wake of a mass shooting at Brown University last week in which two people were killed. The suspect, a Portuguese man, entered the United States through the diversity lottery program in 2017 and was granted a green card.
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem announced this pause, stating it is a precautionary measure to 'ensure no more Americans are harmed by this disastrous programme'. The suspect, Claudio Neves Valente, was also connected to the shooting of a Massachusetts Institute of Technology professor earlier that week.
The diversity lottery program offers 50,000 visas annually through a random selection process aimed at individuals from countries with low immigration rates to the U.S.
Valente was found dead in a storage facility after a manhunt, leading authorities to link him to both incidents. The tragic circumstances have reignited debates about the efficacy and safety implications of immigration policies in the U.S.
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem announced this pause, stating it is a precautionary measure to 'ensure no more Americans are harmed by this disastrous programme'. The suspect, Claudio Neves Valente, was also connected to the shooting of a Massachusetts Institute of Technology professor earlier that week.
The diversity lottery program offers 50,000 visas annually through a random selection process aimed at individuals from countries with low immigration rates to the U.S.
Valente was found dead in a storage facility after a manhunt, leading authorities to link him to both incidents. The tragic circumstances have reignited debates about the efficacy and safety implications of immigration policies in the U.S.
