Posted on 03/07/2020 8:12:45 AM PST by caww
The DOJ announced it is finalizing a rule to collect DNA samples from illegal immigrants who are in federal custody... the DNA Fingerprint Act requires a federal agency to “collect DNA samples from individuals who are arrested,... facing charges,... or convicted... or from non-US persons who are detained under the authority of the US.
The Office of Special Counsel reported to President Donald Trump and Congress in a letter last August that Customs and Border Protection had failed to comply with the law and collect DNA samples
Until now, 'non-U.S. persons have been exempt' from the sample collection following an agreement in 2010 between two Obama administration officials, then-Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. and then-DHS Secretary security secretary, Janet Napolitano, in 2010.
“Today’s rule assists federal agencies in implementing longstanding aspects of our immigration laws as passed by bipartisan majorities of Congress,” Deputy Attorney General Jeffrey A. Rosen said in a statement. He added that the rule “will help to enforce federal law with the use of science.”
(Excerpt) Read more at theepochtimes.com ...
Some lefty judge to overturn that in 3...2...1...
If you can photograph and/or fingerprint, you should be able to collect DNA. All three are used to establish identity via biometrics.
Except they couldn’t collect DNA.
That is why I said “should be able”.
Possibly...but then they try and stop everything Trump does with or without reason when it comes to immigration and illegals....it’ really a sorry state when the leftists leaders fight for illegals and not the citizens of our country. They have earned the title of promoting a “coup” against our Governing bodies.
The DNA testing applies to people between the ages of 14 and 79 who are apprehended and processed within the Detroit sector, as well as individuals who are subject to further detention or proceedings at the Eagle Pass Port of Entry.
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This will immediately impact the determination and search for legit parenting and sex criminals.
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There may be some parenting surprises........
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Certainly, unattached foreign males going back and forth may be getting really nervous.
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Terrorists will be on notice that we can now connect you to all your jihadist relatives without saying anything.....while we follow you around and get FISA warrants.
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