US border patrol collected DNA from thousands of US citizens for years, data shows
The article reports that US border patrol agents collected DNA samples from thousands of US citizens, including some as young as 14, over a four-year period from 2020 to 2024. The data analysis conducted by researchers at Georgetown's Center on Privacy and Technology found that the Department of Homeland Security and US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) collected DNA from around 2,000 US citizens, many of whom were not facing any criminal charges. The DNA samples were then shared with the FBI and added to the agency's genetic database. The article highlights the case of a 25-year-old US citizen who was subjected to a DNA cheek swab at Chicago's Midway airport, despite not being charged with any crime.
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