美国在Brown和麻省理工学院的疑犯通过程序袭击后暂停绿卡彩票。 U.S. pauses green card lottery after suspect in Brown and MIT attacks entered via program.

在布朗大学发生枪击事件和麻省理工学院一名教授遇害后,美国暂停了多样性签证方案,该方案通常被称为绿卡彩票。 The U.S. has paused the Diversity Visa Program, commonly known as the green card lottery, following a shooting at Brown University and the killing of an MIT professor. 国土安全部长Kristi Noem以与嫌犯Claudio Neves Valente(2017年通过该计划进入美国的葡萄牙国民)有关的国家安全问题为由,宣布暂停总统唐纳德·特朗普(Donald Trump)的指示。 Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem announced the suspension at President Donald Trump's direction, citing national security concerns linked to the suspect, Claudio Neves Valente, a Portuguese national who entered the U.S. through the program in 2017. 暂停新申请和处理, 影响全球数千名申请人, 虽然目前的申请人和绿卡持有者不受影响. The pause halts new applications and processing, affecting thousands of applicants worldwide, though current applicants and green card holders are not impacted. 行政当局说,这项决定是对移民政策和公共安全的更广泛审查的一部分,但没有提供恢复该方案的时间表。 The administration says the decision is part of a broader review of immigration policy and public safety, but no timeline for resuming the program has been provided.