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    Trump Administration Poised To Start Collecting DNA From Immigration Detainees

    The Trump Administration says the policy change will help law enforcement apprehend criminal suspects. Rights advocates describe it as a serious breach of privacy against vulnerable populations.
    by Merrit Kennedy Mar 06, 2020 2 minutes

    Starting in April, immigration authorities will start taking cheek swabs to collect DNA from hundreds of thousands of immigration detainees in federal custody each year.

    The Trump Administration says the policy change will help law enforcement apprehend criminal suspects. The data collected will be transferred , so that in the future, law enforcement officials could check if these samples matched any DNA recovered from

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