President Donald Trump has ordered the suspension of the United States green card lottery programme.
Kristi Noem, homeland security secretary, announced Trump’s
directive during a news briefing on Friday.
Noem said the programme allowed the suspect in the Brown
University and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) shootings to enter
the country.
The programme — also known as the Diversity Visa Immigrant
Programme (DV1) — allows for up to 50,000 green cards annually to immigrants by
lottery.
Nearly 20 million people applied for the visa lottery in
2025, with more than 131,000 eventually making the cut.
Successful applicants thereafter undergo vetting to enter
the US.
Trump has repeatedly spoken of his disdain for the
initiative.
More to follow…
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