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Outrage as U.S. Stores DNA of 133,000 Migrant Kids

5/29/2025

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The U.S. government has gathered DNA from more than 133,000 migrant children, including a mere 4-year-old, and stored it in a criminal database. This alarming initiative, intended to evaluate potential threats, sparks outrage over the indefinite storage and profiling of vulnerable individuals, highlighting a troubling trend in biometric surveillance from 2020 to 2024.

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Story summary

The U.S. government has gathered DNA from more than 133,000 migrant children, including a mere 4-year-old, and stored it in a criminal database. This alarming initiative, intended to evaluate potential threats, sparks outrage over the indefinite storage and profiling of vulnerable individuals, highlighting a troubling trend in biometric surveillance from 2020 to 2024.