EFF: DNA Collection is Not the Answer to Reuniting Families Split Apart by Trump’s “Zero Tolerance” Program
DNA Collection is Not the Answer to Reuniting Families Split Apart by Trump’s “Zero Tolerance” Program The Trump Administration’s “zero tolerance” program of criminally prosecuting all undocumented adult immigrants who cross the U.S.-Mexico border has had the disastrous result of separating as many as 3,000 children —many no older than toddlers —from their parents and family members. The federal government doesn’t appear to have kept track of where each family member has ended up. Now politicians , agency officials , and private companies argue DNA collection is the way to bring these families back together. DNA is not the answer. Politicians argue DNA collection is the way to bring these families back together. DNA is not the answer. Two main DNA-related proposals appear to be on the table. First, in response to requests from U.S. Representative Jackie Speier, two private commercial DNA-collection companies proposed donating DNA sampling kits to verify familial relationships b...