Diversity Immigrant Visa Program Paused After Brown University and MIT Shootings

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Brown University Shooter Identified Profilers Describe an “Extremely Angry” Loner – USA Herald

Critics, however, argue that the move unfairly targets millions of lawful immigrants. Myal Greene, head of World Relief, called the pause “the latest instance of the administration leveraging an isolated evil action to advance its goal of dramatically reducing legal immigration.”

A Broader Crackdown on Immigration

The Diversity Immigrant visa pause follows a series of aggressive immigration actions. After a separate shooting involving an Afghan national in Washington, D.C., the administration suspended asylum decisions related to Afghan nationals and tightened restrictions on people from 19 “high-risk” countries.

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The administration has also expanded a travel ban to include 20 additional countries and largely dismantled the refugee program, which once admitted tens of thousands of people annually.