ICE Collected Nearly 1 Million People's DNA Last Year—Including Young Children
ICE collected DNA from nearly 1 million people during the second Trump administration, including young children, according to internal documents. Hundreds of thousands of these individuals were never convicted of a crime but now have their DNA permanently stored in FBI criminal databases. This represents a significant escalation in DNA collection practices by the immigration enforcement agency.
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ICE Collected Nearly 1 Million People’s DNA Last Year—Including Young Children
ICE collected DNA from nearly 1 million people during the second Trump administration, including young children, according to internal documents. Hundreds of thousands of these individuals were never convicted of a crime but now have their DNA permanently stored in FBI criminal databases. This represents a significant escalation in DNA collection practices by the immigration enforcement agency.
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