Sayfullo Saipov, the man accused of driving a rented pickup truck on a bike path in New York on Tuesday, “came into our country through what is called the ‘Diversity Visa Lottery Program,’ ” Trump tweeted. This isn’t — It’s the lowest level of criteria that any part of our immigration system has is through the lottery system. The State Department website makes clear that there’s a vetting process that’s applied to these applicants. Immigration attorney David Leopold, former president of American Immigration Lawyers Association, explained how the vetting process works in a phone call with The Post. “Sarah Huckabee Sanders ought to either read the statute,” he said, “or call the State Department to find out what the facts are.”

Source: Washington Post November 01, 2017 20:58 UTC