US suspends green card lottery amid shooting incidents

Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem announced a pause on the U.S. diversity visa lottery program after it was revealed that the suspect in a deadly Brown University shooting, Claudio Neves Valente, entered the U.S. through this program in 2017. The program, which offers 50,000 visas annually to low-admission countries, is being scrutinized amid concerns over security risks, especially following the attack linked to a previous visa recipient. Noem's move aligns with longstanding criticisms of the program, though legal mechanisms for such a pause are unclear.