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DOJ to Direct DHS to Collect DNA Samples from Non-U.S. Person Detainees

10/21/19 AILA Doc. No. 19102203. Detention & Bond, Removal & Relief

DOJ issued a notice of proposed rulemaking that would restore to the Attorney General the authority to authorize and direct DHS to collect DNA samples from the non-U.S. persons it detains. The DNA samples collected by DHS will be entered into the FBI’s Combined DNA Index System (CODIS).

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Cite as AILA Doc. No. 19102203.

Related Resources

DOJ Proposed Rule on DNA Collection from Immigration Detainees (84 FR 56397, 10/22/19)
DOJ Final Rule on DNA Collection in Federal Jurisdictions (73 FR 74932, 12/10/08)