Plan by Trump Administration to Harvest DNA From Undocumented Immigrants Draws Outrage From Rights Advocates
United States (CD) – Federal officials confirmed Wednesday that the government will move forward with a plan to harvest DNA from undocumented immigrants for storage in a database, an announcement that drew immediate condemnation from immigrant rights activists and other observers. According to reports, Department of Homeland Secrurity (DHS) is waiting for regulatory language from the Justice Department in order to move forward with the plan. Immigrant rights group RAICES tweeted Wednesday that there is no time to waste for rights groups to challenge the proposal. “We need to shut this effort down immediately,” the group said, “and given the government is hell-bent on Read More
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