According to PolitiFact , " there is at least one documented example of an individual who migrated through the diversity visa system and was later arrested on terrorism-related charges . But it is unclear that the diversity lottery has historically been used as a strategic entry point for terrorists . " The uncle of Akayed Ullah , the man who set off a bomb on a New York City subway platform in 2017 , won a diversity lottery , which enabled him to bring his nephew to the United States under the family reunification provisions of the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965
Akayed Ullah
2017 New York City attempted bombing
Diversity Immigrant Visa