
Department of Homeland Security use of DNA matching technology to verify claimed parent-child relationships as part of immigration processing showed that in the vast majority of cases claims were valid, according to a new report by the department’s Office of Inspector General. From June 2019 until Sept. 2021, investigators with Immigration and Customs Enforcement conducted 3,516 Rapid DNA tests, with 3,216, nearly 92 percent testing positive, and 300, or close to 9 percent, testing negative for a claimed familial relationship,…