Following a shooting incident at Brown University, President Donald Trump has ordered the immediate suspension of the Diversity Immigrant Visa (green card lottery) program. The decision was announced by Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, citing concerns over beneficiaries of the program committing acts of violence.

• The suspension follows a shooting on December 13 at Brown University where a gunman killed two undergraduate students and injured nine others.
• The suspected shooter, who also reportedly killed a university professor, is believed to have entered the U.S. in 2017 through the green card lottery program, acquiring a green card.
• President Trump has previously attempted to end this program, notably after a 2017 NYC truck ramming attack by another individual who entered via the DV1 program.
• This suspension significantly impacts countries like Kenya, which has seen many citizens gain access to the U.S. through this lottery.