美国国会议员基思·塞尔提出了一项旨在废除多元化移民签证抽签项目的立法，该项目为来自对美移民历史水平较低的国家的申请人提供了一条获得永久居留权的途径。
US Congressman Keith Self has introduced legislation to abolish the Diversity Immigrant Visa Lottery, which offers a pathway to permanent residency for applicants from countries with historically low levels of immigration to the United States.
代表得克萨斯州第3国会选区的共和党人塞尔在10月22日的一份新闻稿中宣布了这一举措。此前，特朗普政府暂停该项目的决定引发了法律纠纷，法院随后下令移民当局恢复处理某些申请。
Self, a Republican representing Texas’s 3rd Congressional District, announced the move in a press release dated October 22. The proposal comes amid a legal dispute over the Trump administration’s suspension of the program and a court order requiring immigration authorities to resume processing certain applications.
根据美国国务院的数据，多元化签证项目每年向来自合资格国家的合资格申请人提供最多5.5万个移民签证。许多受益者来自非洲国家。
The Diversity Visa (DV) program makes up to 55,000 immigrant visas available annually to eligible applicants from qualifying countries, according to the US State Department. Many beneficiaries come from African countries.
塞尔批评了法院的干预，并主张移民政策应由民选官员而非法官决定。
Self criticized the court’s intervention and argued that immigration policy should be determined by elected officials rather than judges.US citizenship approvals plunge 72%; with staggering 13-month average wait time“We cannot allow activist judges to dictate our immigration policy,” Self said in the statement.
美国公民身份批准量暴降72%，平均等待时间长达令人咋舌的13个月塞尔在声明中表示：“我们绝不能允许激进法官对我们的移民政策发号施令。”他补充说，作为政府努力确保美国边境安全和改变移民政策的一部分，该项目应当予以终结。该法案出台前法院曾对多元化签证项目下达命令特朗普政府于2025年12月暂停了多元化签证的发放，理由是担心在发生一系列涉及一名通过该项目进入美国的嫌疑人的枪击事件后，甄别和审查工作存在隐患。准入评估和公众安全风险评估的程序。
He added that the program should be ended as part of the administration’s efforts to secure US borders and change immigration policy. Bill follows court order on Diversity Visa programThe Trump administration suspended diversity visa issuances in December 2025, citing concerns about screening and vetting after a series of shootings involving a suspect who had entered the US through the program. The State Department said the suspension was intended to allow a review of procedures used to establish applicants’ identities, determine their eligibility and assess potential national security and public safety risks.
2026年8月，加利福尼亚州的一名联邦法官下令政府恢复处理某些受影响的申请。针对“梅达尼等人诉特朗普等人案”的裁决暂时搁置了中止多元化签证处理的政策，并指示美国国务院和美国公民及移民服务局采取合理步骤恢复对合资格待决案件的裁决。
In August 2026, a federal judge in California ordered the government to resume processing certain affected applications. The ruling in Medani et al. v. Trump et al. temporarily set aside policies that had halted diversity visa processing and directed the State Department and US Citizenship and Immigration Services to take reasonable steps to resume adjudication of eligible pending cases.US court backs ICE power to hold immigrants without bond as deportation cases proceedThe court order did not abolish the program.
美国法院支持移民及海关执法局在驱逐出境案件审理期间不准保释扣押移民的权力该法院命令并未废除该项目。此后，美国国务院表示，根据该裁决，2025年12月的暂停令已不再生效，同时宣布在审查甄别程序期间进一步暂停多元化签证的发放。
The State Department subsequently said the December 2025 pause was no longer in effect following the ruling, while also announcing a further pause on diversity visa issuances as it reviewed screening procedures.
塞尔的法案旨在直接废除该项目本身，而不仅仅是暂停签证处理。他的宣布并未提供详细的立法时间表。该提案对申请意味着什么多元化签证抽签项目为来自历史上向美国输送较少移民的国家的人们提供了一条移民途径。在抽签中被选中并不能保证获得签证：申请人必须符合资格要求、完成申请流程并通过必要的审查。
Self’s bill seeks to repeal the program itself, rather than simply suspend visa processing. His announcement did not provide a detailed legislative timeline. What the proposal means for applicantsThe Diversity Visa Lottery provides an immigration route for people from countries that have historically sent relatively few immigrants to the US. Selection in the lottery does not guarantee a visa: applicants must meet eligibility requirements, complete the application process and clear the necessary checks.
该项目的年度分配额有限，签证按地理区域分配，通常不允许任何单一国家获得当年可用签证总数的7%以上。
The program has a limited annual allocation, with visas distributed across geographic regions and no single country generally permitted to receive more than 7% of the available visas in a year.
塞尔的提案目前处于法案引入阶段。该法案需要通过国会推进才能成为法律，且此次宣布并不意味着该抽签项目已被废除。
Self’s proposal is at the bill-introduction stage. It would need to advance through Congress before it could become law, and the announcement does not establish that the lottery has been repealed.