US EDV Program Suspended: Here’s Why. The Trump administration has decided to suspend the EDV program for the time being. The Trump administration has been lenient with the DV program after it was discovered that the person involved in the Brown University shooting had entered the United States on a Diversity Visa (DV1) and obtained a green card.
A few days ago, two people were killed, and nine were injured in a random shooting at Brown University. The Trump administration decided to suspend the DV Green Card Lottery program on Thursday after it was discovered that the person involved in the incident had entered the United States on a DV and obtained a green card.
50,000 immigrants enter the US annually through the DV program.
Noim posted on X that 48-year-old Portuguese citizen Claudio Neves Valenti was involved in the Brown University shooting. He entered the US through the DV program in 2017. He received a green card shortly after.
The US used to take applications for the e-Diversity Visa Program online every year in October-November. Millions of Nepalis also participated in the program with the dream of going to America.
This program has been stopped at the decision of the Trump administration. Due to US President Donald Trump, who is seen as harsh towards immigrants, the online application that was supposed to open for 2027 was not opened this year. Although preparations were made to open it by charging a fee of one dollar to fill out the DV, he did not open the application for the DV program this year.