The DHS has been quietly harvesting DNA from Americans for years

Ars Technica
By Dell Cameron, wired.comSep 24, 2025, 10:22 am128 pts
For years, Customs and Border Protection agents have been quietly harvesting DNA from American citizens, including minors, and funneling the samples into an FBI crime database, government data shows. This expansion of genetic surveillance was never authorized by Congress for citizens, children, or civil…

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