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U.S. to Collect DNA of All Undocumented Migrants:
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is developing a plan to take DNA samples from each of the undocumented immigrants and store it in a national database for criminal DNA profiles, they said.
Speaking to journalists on grounds of anonymity, DHS officials said the new policy would give immigration and border control agents a broader picture of the migrant and detainee situation.
And stored on the FBI's CODIS DNA database, it could also be used by others in law enforcement and beyond.
[...] Officials said they were in fact required to take the DNA samples by rules about the handling of arrested and convicted people that were issued by the Justice Department in 2006 and 2010, but which had not been implemented.
They said the program for collecting DNA was still being developed, and they did not have a date set for implementation.
Collecting and storing the DNA of people simply detained and not tried or convicted of a crime has drawn criticism from civil rights advocates.
"Forced DNA collection raises serious privacy and civil liberties concerns and lacks justification, especially when DHS is already using less intrusive identification methods like fingerprinting," Vera Eidelman, an attorney with the American Civil Liberties Union, said in a statement.
"This kind of mass collection also alters the purpose of DNA collection from one of criminal investigation to population surveillance, which is contrary to our basic notions of freedom and autonomy," Eidelman said.
If it becomes okay to do this to "them", how long will it take before they want to do it to "us"?
(Score: 3, Insightful) by DeathMonkey on Thursday October 03 2019, @04:15PM (4 children)
It is LEGAL to come to this country and apply for asylum.
Also, FTA:
(Score: 1, Troll) by The Mighty Buzzard on Thursday October 03 2019, @05:18PM (3 children)
Not exactly. Seeking asylum is a defense that can be used in cases of illegal entry; not precisely the same as being legal. Like "fair use" in copyright cases or "self defense" in murder cases.
My rights don't end where your fear begins.
(Score: 2) by DeathMonkey on Thursday October 03 2019, @05:28PM (1 child)
Fair Use is also legal. Semantics doesn't change that.
(Score: 2) by The Mighty Buzzard on Sunday October 06 2019, @04:22AM
Theory vs. Practice. In theory it's perfectly legal to blow a guy's brains all over the wall if he was threatening you sufficiently. In practice you're still very likely going to have to shell out for a lawyer if you want to stay out of jail.
My rights don't end where your fear begins.
(Score: -1, Spam) by Anonymous Coward on Friday October 04 2019, @04:11AM
Whaaaa whaaa I'm a hateful prick more worried about poor schmucks looking for a better life, and not the criminal con artist busy destroying the country.
Real fucking stable all these geniuses are, totally not whiny boomers evsding every shred of personal responsibility.