Megan Molteni covers biotechnology, medicine, and genetic privacy for WIRED. DHS officials say the pilot is just a small-scale evaluation to see if the technology can help root out cases of ...

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is planning to expand the collection of DNA from migrants who cross U.S. borders, and to include the information in a massive criminal database operated by ...

The Department of Homeland Security is considering next steps in DNA testing on the southern border, following a pilot program that concluded last week. DHS ran the DNA pilot program to help ...

The Justice Department is proposing to begin collecting DNA samples from hundreds of thousands of immigrants crossing the border, creating an enormous database of asylum-seekers and other migrants ...

PHOENIX (3TV/CBS 5) — A new government watchdog report shows a huge increase in DNA collection by U.S. Customs and Border Protection. That DNA goes to the FBI, and now they’re getting more ...

Amidst the turmoil, some concerned citizens have proposed an unlikely fix: Ship a bunch of spit kits to the border and start a DNA trail. So far, there’s no indication that federal immigration ...

CNN — Immigration and Customs Enforcement has begun using DNA testing at seven locations along the southern border to identify individuals who pose as families, the agency said Monday.

Officials with the Department of Homeland Security said the DNA pilot program would be very limited. They told CBS News it would begin next week at the southern border. The rapid DNA test will ...

Rapid DNA now appears poised for use in global refugee camps, in local immigration offices and at the nation’s border. Even some immigrant rights advocates may be inclined to welcome this ...

The plan is separate from, and much broader than, the quick-fire DNA testing done on families at the US-Mexico border to catch out adults falsely posing as parents. Few details are known about the ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump ...