DHS Has Been Collecting US Citizens' DNA for Years

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By msmashSep 23, 2025, 12:48 pm300 ptsTop
Customs and Border Protection collected DNA from nearly 2,000 US citizens between 2020 and 2024 and sent the samples to the FBI's CODIS crime database, according to Georgetown Law's Center on Privacy & Technology analysis of newly released government data. The collection included approximately 95 minors, some…

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