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Following a shooting at Brown University and MIT allegedly committed by Portuguese national Claudio Neves Valente, President Trump has suspended the Diversity Visa Lottery program, which allowed Valente to gain legal permanent residence in the US. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem cited Trump’s directive, stating Valente “should never have been allowed in our country.” Valente, suspected of killing two students, wounding nine others, and killing an MIT professor, was later found dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. The Diversity Visa program, which grants up to 50,000 green cards annually to individuals from underrepresented countries, is facing renewed scrutiny and potential legal challenges. This action reflects Trump’s long-standing opposition to the program and his broader efforts to limit both legal and illegal immigration, including challenging birthright citizenship.
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Trump Suspends Green Card Lottery After University Shooting Suspect Identified
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WASHINGTON (AP) – President Donald Trump has suspended the Diversity Visa Lottery program following the identification of Claudio Neves Valente, a Portuguese national, as the suspect in the deadly Brown University and MIT shootings. Valente, who obtained legal permanent residence through the program in 2017, is suspected of killing two students and an MIT professor before being found dead Thursday evening from a self-inflicted gunshot wound, officials said.
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem announced the suspension via social platform X, stating she was acting on President Trump’s directive. “This heinous individual should never have been allowed in our country,” she wrote.
The Diversity Visa program, established by Congress, annually grants up to 50,000 green cards to individuals from countries with low rates of immigration to the United States, primarily in Africa. Nearly 20 million people applied for the 2025 lottery, with over 131,000 initially selected. Portuguese citizens received only 38 slots in this cycle.
The decision is expected to face legal challenges, given the program’s congressional mandate. Critics accuse the administration of exploiting tragedy to advance its restrictive immigration agenda.
Trump has consistently opposed the Diversity Visa lottery, seeking to limit or eliminate avenues for legal immigration. This action follows a pattern of using specific incidents to justify sweeping immigration policy changes, including recent restrictions imposed after an attack on National Guard members linked to an Afghan immigrant.
The President’s broader efforts to curb immigration extend to challenging even constitutionally enshrined principles, with the Supreme Court recently agreeing to hear his challenge to birthright citizenship.
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