Many Asylum Seekers Are Being Expelled, But Not Before Giving Up Their DNA

CBP’s sweeping DNA program places asylum seekers’ genetic profiles in a massive criminal investigations database without their knowledge.

Many Asylum Seekers Are Being Expelled, But Not Before Giving Up Their DNA
Recently deported families enter the federal repatriation office in Nogales, Mexico in late July. Many of them had their DNA collected by the U.S. government. (Photo credit: Melissa del Bosque)

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