Immigrant DNA Collection: Fighting Crime or Moral Panic
By Craig Klugman Published on October 29, 2019
Last week, the Trump Administration proposed a new rule that would "require DNA-sample collection from individuals who are arrested, facing charges, or convicted, and from non-United States persons who are detained under the authority of the United States."
Collecting DNA of people detained under the Department of Homeland Security is not permitted under the DNA Fingerprint Act of 2005 and in a subsequent DHS rule (2010). This act allows for other agencies to take DNA samples from people in...
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