#Latest news with #RachelAdamsHeardBloomberg4 days agoHealthBloombergICE Is Seeking to DNA-Test Families Targeted for DeportationThe Trump administration is seeking a contract worth up to $25 million to DNA-test families targeted for deportation by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Advocates worry that such tests could be used to separate children from their caregivers, which can include non-biological family like godparents. Some also raised concern of a potentially broader plan by the administration to collect genetics data at US borders for other purposes, like criminal investigations. This is not the first time ICE has contracted with a private company on a DNA testing program, Rachel Adams-Heard and Fola Akinnibi report. Today on CityLab:
Bloomberg4 days agoHealthBloombergICE Is Seeking to DNA-Test Families Targeted for DeportationThe Trump administration is seeking a contract worth up to $25 million to DNA-test families targeted for deportation by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Advocates worry that such tests could be used to separate children from their caregivers, which can include non-biological family like godparents. Some also raised concern of a potentially broader plan by the administration to collect genetics data at US borders for other purposes, like criminal investigations. This is not the first time ICE has contracted with a private company on a DNA testing program, Rachel Adams-Heard and Fola Akinnibi report. Today on CityLab:
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