Trump Suspends Green Card Lottery Program After Deadly US Shooting

US President Donald Trump has suspended the diversity visa green card lottery program following a recent deadly shooting at Brown University. The move comes after the suspect, 48-year-old Claudio Neves Valente, was identified as a Portuguese national who entered the US through the program and later obtained a green card in 2017. Valente, who had previously attended Brown University, is accused of killing two students and wounding nine others in the shooting. He was also linked to the murder of an MIT professor two days later. The suspect was found dead with a self-inflicted gunshot wound after an extensive investigation. The diversity lottery immigrant visa program (DV1) awards up to 50,000 visas annually to individuals from countries with low rates of immigration to America. However, critics argue that the program can be vulnerable to abuse. In a statement, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said that the program 'should never have allowed' the suspected shooter into the country. President Trump had previously attempted to end the program in 2017 following a similar incident in New York City. The suspension of the program is a significant move, with implications for thousands of individuals who rely on the program for immigration to the US. Further details on the program's suspension and any potential changes to immigration policies are expected in the coming days.