DHS Exposed: Secret DNA Database Operation Affecting US Citizens Revealed

Secret DNA Collection by DHS

• 🚨 A new report reveals that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), through CBP agents, has been collecting DNA from US citizens without their knowledge.
• 📌 This genetic material has been stored in the FBI's CODIS database, which is typically used for convicted criminals.
• ⚠️ The collection has occurred between 2020 and 2024, with some individuals as young as 14 years old being subjected to cheek swabs.

Scope of the Database

• 📊 Approximately 2,000 US citizens had their DNA collected and entered into federal databases.
• 🧒 The report also indicates that DNA from approximately 133,000 detained migrant children has been uploaded and stored indefinitely.
• ✈️ An example highlights a 25-year-old US citizen stopped at Chicago's Midway Airport, swabbed for DNA despite no crime being charged, and their information added to the FBI database.

Privacy and Civil Liberties Concerns

• 🔒 The collected DNA data can reveal sensitive information, including genetic relations and details about those relatives.
• ⚖️ This practice bypasses the principle of probable cause, as individuals are not suspected of any crime.
• 🚫 The lack of notification means citizens are unaware their genetic material is being stored in a federal criminal database.

Calls for Action

• 🗑️ The report calls for the database to be purged and for the information of US citizens to be removed.
• 💰 It is argued that the 2,000 US citizens whose rights were abused should be compensated by the federal government.
• ⚖️ Furthermore, those who authorized or carried out this operation should face criminal charges.