Trump government suspends visa lottery linked to Brown University suspect

Al JazeeraCenterEN 5 min read 100% complete by Al Jazeera StaffDecember 20, 2025 at 01:20 AM

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Following a shooting at Brown University allegedly committed by a Portuguese national who entered the US through the Diversity Immigrant Visa Program, the Trump administration announced it will suspend the lottery. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem stated that President Trump directed her to immediately pause the DV1 program. The Diversity Immigrant Visa Program awards approximately 50,000 visas annually to applicants from underrepresented countries. Trump has long opposed the program, arguing that it does not bring the "best people" to the US and has previously attempted to end it following other attacks. The program was established in 1990 to diversify the immigrant population.

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Brown University ×250% Kristi Noem 80% United States ×380% Donald Trump ×4100% Claudio Manuel Neves Valente ×2100%

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visa lottery 100% immigration 80% diversity immigrant visa programme 70% crime 60% donald trump 60% legal immigration 50% brown university shooting 50% uscis 40%