Rapid DNA testing to establish a biological parent-child relationship can be conducted in approximately 90 minutes without human review, unless there is an inconclusive result.

The issue of “family unit fraud” has been increasing since the spring of 2018 and that such fraud “can lead to, or stem from, other crimes, including immigration violations, identity and benefit fraud, alien smuggling, human trafficking, foreign government corruption, and child exploitation.”.

Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and ICE released a Privacy Impact Assessment (PIA) on Rapid DNA Operational Use, stating that: was awarded the Rapid DNA testing expansion contract for $5.2 million. In mid-June, Bode Cellmark Forensics, Inc. Later that month, ICE released a Request for Proposal seeking a contractor to expand the Rapid DNA testing program for ten months at seven locations at the U.S.-Mexico border. The government contracted with ANDE, a Massachusetts-based Rapid DNA testing company, to conduct the Rapid DNA testing for the pilot program. The pilot program was confirmed as a joint operation between ICE and Customs and Border Protection (CBP) at two locations at the border. The purpose of the pilot program was to identify and prosecute individuals who were not related through a biological parent-child relationship. In May 2019, CNN reported that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) was launching a pilot program to conduct Rapid DNA testing on families at the U.S.-Mexico border.

today-and raises questions of where this practice could lead. However, this new tactic presents serious privacy concerns about the collection of biometric information on one of the most vulnerable populations in the U.S. While the separation of children from their parents and housing of migrants in overcrowded and ill-equipped holding facilities have rightfully made front-page headlines, the administration’s latest effort-to conduct Rapid DNA testing on migrant families at the border-has flown under the radar. As the number of migrants at the southern border has surged in the past several months, the Trump administration has turned to increasingly draconian measures as a form of deterrence.

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