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Homeland Security

Justice Department Finalizes Rule Enabling DHS To Collect DNA From Detainees

By Cal Biesecker

Friday, March 6th, 2020

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Justice Department Finalizes Rule Enabling DHS To Collect DNA From Detainees

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The Department of Justice on Friday issued a final rule that allows the Department of Homeland Security to begin collecting DNA samples from its arrestee and detainee populations of certain non-U.S. citizens for processing through an FBI database. The rule implements a 2005 law, the bipartisan DNA Fingerprint Act, which gives the Attorney General the authority to direct federal agencies to collect DNA samples from individuals that have been arrested or convicted or from non-U.S. persons detained under U.S. authority.…

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