FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
December 19, 2025
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NILC Statement on the Trump Administration’s Suspension of the Diversity Visa Program
WASHINGTON — Kica Matos, president of the National Immigration Law Center, issued the following statement in response to the Trump administration’s suspension of the diversity visa program:
“The Trump administration is shamelessly exploiting a national tragedy as cover to eliminate legal pathways for immigrants from non-white majority countries. Let’s call it what it is: clear, unvarnished racism. This is a moment for elected officials and the American public to speak up on behalf of the tens of thousands of people from majority Black and brown countries, who will now be left in limbo as the legality of this move undoubtedly works its way through the courts.”
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