Through a message from the Minister of Internal Security, Kristi Noemthe United States announced that it would officially do so End of the green card lotteryofficially called Diversity Visa (DV) program. After the Brown University shooting, the administration Trump will end this route, which has allowed foreigners from several Latin countries to apply legal route to emigration to the North American country.
Naomi announced the decision through a publication he made on his official X account (ex Twitter) late on Thursday, December 18th.
The official initially confirmed this Claudio Manuel Neves Valentethe person responsible for the shooting at Brown University in Rhode Island that resulted in three deaths, had entered the USA through the program: “This cruel person should never have been allowed in our country.”
With that in mind, he remembered it Trump tried to end the green card lottery in 2017. Then, Noem announced she would make the suspension official of the program Citizenship and Immigration Service (Uscisfor its acronym in English).
“Under the leadership of President Trump I am immediately instructing USCIS to suspend the DV to ensure that no other Americans are harmed by this disastrous program,” he stressed.
The DV enables Countries with a “low rate of immigration to the United States.” to be able to apply for the benefit in order to live legally in the North American country, according to the US government’s official website.
Until now, those who met the requirements and were selected were able to apply the 55,000 places the program offers. Figures from the 2026 edition show that citizens of several Latin American nations applied.
After more than 20 million people submitted an initial petition, The United States selected 129,516 eligible candidateswho can initiate the process of obtaining a permanent residence permit.
According to official information, this was the number qualified applicants from Latin American countries for DV 2026:
Given that Places are limitedthese numbers do not represent applicants who did so guaranteed be green cardbut for those who You received permission to edit through the program.
Since Noem’s announcement, the situation has been uncertain. The officer mentioned this in her message DV suspensionwhatever It is unknown whether it will be temporary or permanent.
Either way, Diversity Visa Program The prerequisite is that applicants have at least a high school diploma or an equivalent recognition and that in one eligible profession.
Additionally, are excluded those who come from countries where immigration rates are high in the United States. That was The List of banned nations for DV 2026:
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