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US Homeland Security orders pause of DV1 visa program

By Thomson Reuters Dec 18, 2025 | 10:55 PM

Dec 18 (Reuters) – U.S. Department of ‍Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said ‌late on ‌Thursday that she has instructed U.S. Citizenship and ​Immigration Services (USCIS) ‍to ​pause the ​DV1 program.

The ‍Diversity Immigrant Visa Program (DV Program) makes up ‍to 50,000 immigrant visas available ‍annually, ‍according ​to ​the ⁠USCIS website.

(Reporting ‌by Gursimran Kaur in Bengaluru; Editing by Muralikumar ⁠Anantharaman)