{"id":2194604,"date":"2024-03-07T05:05:02","date_gmt":"2024-03-07T10:05:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-administration-flouts-federal-law-does-not-collect-dna-from-detained-illegal-migrants\/"},"modified":"2024-03-07T05:05:52","modified_gmt":"2024-03-07T10:05:52","slug":"biden-administration-flouts-federal-law-does-not-collect-dna-from-detained-illegal-migrants","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-administration-flouts-federal-law-does-not-collect-dna-from-detained-illegal-migrants\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden Administration ignores law, skips DNA collection from detained illegal migrants"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbiden-administration-flouts-federal-law-does-not-collect-dna-from-detained-illegal-migrants%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2194604&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><blockquote>\n<h2>This failure weakens our justice system and\u2064 empowers criminals to illegally\u200d cross \u2062our border, \u2063jeopardizing American lives<\/h2>\n<figure><figcaption>Border Patrol agents\u2062 process\u200b migrants \u200cin California (Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/blockquote>\n<div>\n<p>The Biden administration is failing to conduct \u2062federally mandated DNA\u200c tests on detained \u2062illegal aliens, according to new data obtained by Sen. Chuck Grassley (R.,\u200d Iowa) and \u200cshared with the <em>Washington \u2063Free Beacon<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/latest-news\/mit-jewish-student-leader-will-attend-state-of-the-union-as-guest-of-speaker-mike-johnson\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">data reveals<\/a> that Customs and \u2064Border Protection (CBP) \u2063has only collected DNA samples from 30 to 40 percent of \u2063the approximately 3.2 million illegal aliens who entered the United States in fiscal\u2064 year 2023. This failure by the Biden\u2063 administration to comply\u200d with DNA \u2064gathering requirements \u200dset out in the 2005 DNA Fingerprint Act is occurring at a\u2062 time when the country is \u2062facing a\u200b record surge of illegal migrants, many of \u200dwhom commit high-profile crimes upon\u200d entering the country.<\/p>\n<p>One tragic example is the \u2062murder of Laken Riley, a 22-year-old nursing student at the University of Georgia, who was killed last month by an illegal alien while jogging around campus.\u200d The suspect, Jose Antonio Ibarra, had \u200dbeen first arrested for illegally crossing the southern\u200c border in September 2022 and was paroled into the\u2064 country\u200c by\u200b President Joe Biden. Ibarra was also arrested in New York\u2062 City for \u2063allegedly abusing \u200ba child under 17 years old.<\/p>\n<p>In another case in Virginia, an illegal alien from \u2064El\u200d Salvador \u200dwas\u200c arrested last month for the murder of a two-year-old during a shootout. The suspect had pending deportation orders resulting from prior arrests.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Given the record number of illegal crossings, CBP encounters, and ICE\u2064 detainees with prior criminal records, CBP and DHS\u2019s continued\u2064 failure to collect DNA on illegal immigrants is deeply concerning,&#8221; expressed \u200dGrassley in a letter to \u200bDepartment of\u200d Homeland Security Secretary\u200b Alejandro Mayorkas and acting\u2062 Customs and Border Protection chief\u2062 Troy Miller. &#8220;This failure weakens \u2062our justice \u2062system and empowers criminals to\u2063 illegally cross our border, jeopardizing\u200d American lives.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Border security sends the DNA collected \u2063from\u200c illegal aliens to the\u200c FBI, which \u2062creates a file for\u2064 each individual. The DNA of\u200b illegal migrants is\u200c also uploaded into the National DNA Index System, which law enforcement agencies \u200baround \u2063the country use to help solve crimes.<\/p>\n<p>Data\u200d shows that the FBI\u2019s DNA database has\u2064 assisted law enforcement in \u200carresting numerous illegal aliens for fraud, \u2062murder, and the sexual assault of minors. Some of these arrests were made in relation to &#8220;cold cases&#8221; that had remained unsolved \u200dfor a long time.<\/p>\n<p>The Biden administration has attempted\u200d to roll back certain rules regarding the collection of DNA\u200d from\u2062 illegal aliens that\u2064 were implemented under former president Donald Trump. In May 2021,\u2062 the Department of Homeland Security ended the mandatory collection of DNA from every\u200c application request and eliminated certain exemptions from the practice.<\/p>\n<p>Last year, the Department of Homeland Security \u200calso ended the\u200b mandatory DNA testing for families detained at the southern border. Supporters argue that practices like these help law enforcement verify the relationships between illegal\u2063 aliens\u2063 in \u2063custody.<\/p>\n<p>Since Biden took office, more than 8 \u200cmillion\u200c migrants have illegally entered the country,\u2062 marking\u2062 the\u200c highest number in U.S. history. Surveys indicate that immigration \u200dis now \u200ba top concern among voters, which is \u2063unusual in modern \u200bpolling.<\/p>\n<p>Despite\u200d gaining \u200dattention\u2064 from the electorate, \u2062there is little evidence that \u2063the Biden administration plans to change its course any \u200dtime soon.\u2064 Raul Ortiz, the former head of the U.S. Border Patrol, \u200b <a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/latest-news\/ex-border-patrol-chief-says-he-never-had-one-conversation-with-biden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">revealed<\/a> in an interview earlier this month that he &#8220;never had one conversation&#8221;\u200d with Biden or Vice President Kamala Harris during \u200bhis \u200dtenure.<\/p>\n<p>A spokesman for Customs and Border Protection declined to comment.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> What steps should\u2064 the Biden\u2062 administration take to address the failure to collect DNA samples from detained illegal \u2064aliens and strengthen our \u200bjustice system<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Om detainees to \u200dthe FBI, who then \u200benters it into the Combined DNA \u2064Index System (CODIS). This database allows \u200blaw\u200c enforcement agencies to match \u2062DNA evidence from crime scenes to\u200c known offenders in order\u2063 to identify and apprehend\u2062 suspects. The\u2063 DNA \u2064Fingerprint Act of \u20642005 mandated the collection of DNA samples from individuals\u200d arrested, facing criminal charges, or convicted of certain offenses, including illegal entry into the United \u2062States.<\/p>\n<p>By failing \u2063to collect \u2062DNA samples from a large percentage \u2064of illegal aliens, the Biden administration is\u200d not only ignoring a federal requirement but also hindering law enforcement&#8217;s ability to investigate and solve crimes. Without \u200ca comprehensive DNA database that includes samples from all individuals who have entered the country \u2064illegally, prosecutors\u200b and investigators are left with limited resources in \u2062their\u2062 pursuit of justice.<\/p>\n<p>The\u200d consequences of this failure are evident in the tragic cases mentioned earlier. Laken \u200cRiley and the two-year-old victim in Virginia would still be alive if their killers had been properly identified \u2064and apprehended.\u2062 This failure not only \u200dputs American lives at risk but also weakens the integrity of our\u2063 justice system, which relies on \u2063the collection and use \u2063of DNA evidence to hold criminals accountable for their actions.<\/p>\n<p>It is concerning that this \u2062failure is \u2064happening at a time\u200d when illegal border crossings are at record levels.\u2064 The surge of illegal migrants \u200dinto the United States provides ample opportunity for \u2062criminals to enter the \u2062country undetected. By not collecting DNA samples from these individuals, the Biden administration is essentially allowing \u2063criminals to freely\u200c cross our border, jeopardizing the safety\u200d and\u200d security of American citizens.<\/p>\n<p>Sen.\u200c Grassley&#8217;s letter\u2064 to \u2063Department of Homeland Security Secretary\u200b Alejandro Mayorkas and acting \u2063Customs\u200d and Border Protection chief Troy Miller highlights the urgency \u2063and importance of this issue. The failure to collect DNA from illegal aliens not only undermines our\u200c justice system \u2063but also enables criminal activity that directly \u2062impacts the \u200blives of American citizens.<\/p>\n<p>The Biden administration\u2062 must take immediate \u2064action to address \u2062this failure and ensure \u200dthat DNA samples are collected from all detained illegal aliens as required \u2063by law. Additionally, increased resources \u200dand support should be provided to\u200c the FBI and\u2064 other law enforcement\u200c agencies \u2063to process\u200b and analyze these samples in a\u200c timely \u2062manner.\u2062 By doing so, we can strengthen our justice \u200bsystem, \u200bprotect American lives, and send a clear message that\u200b illegal activity will not\u200d be tolerated in our country.<\/p>\n<p>In conclusion, the failure of the Biden administration to collect DNA samples from detained illegal aliens undermines \u200cour\u2063 justice system and empowers criminals \u200bto illegally cross our border. This failure \u200bnot only jeopardizes American \u200dlives but also weakens \u200cthe integrity of our justice system. Urgent action must be \u200dtaken to \u200daddress this issue and ensure that DNA \u200dsamples are \u2064collected from all detained illegal \u200daliens. By doing so, we can strengthen our border security, protect American citizens, and uphold the principles\u200b of justice and accountability.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Biden administration&#8217;s failure to conduct federally mandated DNA tests on detained illegal aliens weakens our justice system and empowers criminals to illegally cross our border, putting American lives at risk. This information was revealed by Sen. 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