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US to begin collecting DNA from anyone detained at border


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And add them to the FBI's national criminal database:

 

https://www.ctvnews.ca/mobile/world/u-s-to-start-collecting-dna-from-people-detained-at-border-1.4755259

 

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HOUSTON -- The U.S. government on Monday launched a pilot program to collect DNA from people in immigration custody and submit it to the FBI, with plans to expand nationwide.

 

The information would go into a massive criminal database run by the FBI, where it would be held indefinitely. A memo outlining the program published Monday by the Department of Homeland Security said U.S. citizens and permanent residents holding a "green card" who are detained could be subject to DNA testing, as well as asylum seekers and people entering the country without authorization. Refusing to submit DNA could lead to a misdemeanour criminal charge, the document said.

 

Now they can tell for sure if someone is Mexican or Iranian!

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