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Headline: UNCAPTIONED: ICE Collects DNA From Migrants, Including Children, for the FBI's Criminal Database
Caption: ICE Collects DNA From Migrants, Including Children, for the FBI's Criminal Database. U.S. immigration authorities have dramatically expanded the collection of DNA from migrants, including thousands of children, and uploaded their genetic profiles into the FBI's national criminal database, CODIS. Government records show that more than 133,000 migrant children and teenagers have had their DNA stored, including at least one child as young as four. The practice stems from a 2020 policy change that broadened DNA collection from people detained by immigration authorities, even if they have not been charged with or convicted of a crime. Critics argue that placing civil immigration detainees in a database originally designed for criminal investigations amounts to a sweeping expansion of government surveillance. Civil liberties advocates warn that DNA contains far more sensitive information than fingerprints, raising long-term privacy concerns because the data can remain searchable by law enforcement indefinitely. The Department of Homeland Security says the program is intended to help identify criminals, human traffickers and other security threats entering the U.S., maintaining that it complies with federal law. However, privacy groups challenge its legality and warn that it risks treating migrants—including young children—as criminal suspects simply because they crossed the U.S. border. Instructions: THIS VIDEO MUST NOT BE EDITED FOR LENGTH TO COMBINE WITH OTHER CONTENT
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