US to collect DNA of all undocumented migrants

The US government plans to collect the DNA of all migrants detained after entering the country illegally, officials said Wednesday.

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2019-10-03 10:42:09

The US government plans to collect the DNA of all migrants detained after entering the country illegally, officials said Wednesday.

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is developing a plan to take DNA samples from each of the undocumented immigrants and store it in a national database for criminal DNA profiles, they said.

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