Portuguese citizen Neves Valente is accused of attacking an Ivy League school building on December 13 and opening fire on students taking exams, killing two and injuring nine.
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US Homeland Security Chief Christy Noam on Thursday ordered the suspension of the green card lottery, citing its use by Claudio Neves Valente, the suspect in the Brown University mass shooting.
Portuguese citizen Neves Valente is accused of opening fire on students taking exams at an Ivy League school on December 13, killing two and wounding nine. He is also accused of killing a professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) two days later.
Noam said on social media that Neves Valente entered the United States in 2017 through the Diversity Lottery Immigrant Visa Program (DV-1) and obtained a green card. "At the direction of President Trump, the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has immediately suspended the green card program, stating that it is suspending the program to prevent further harm to Americans from this destructive program. In the meantime, it is said that people involved in criminal activities should never be allowed into our country.
Neves Valente was found dead by suicide after a long search, police said.
According to the U.S. Department of State, the Green Card Lottery provides permanent resident visas to approximately 55,000 people annually from various countries seeking to immigrate to the United States. To be eligible, applicants must have at least a high school education or two years of training or work experience in the United States.
Applicants may also be included in the program through a screening process that includes an interview.
