Hundreds of DNA samples were taken by police during their search for Byron Carr's killer, some without consent. Now that a ...

The Trump administration is proposing a sweeping expansion of the United States’ biometric data collection programme, allowing the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to collect DNA and other ...

For years, the federal government has been amassing DNA profiles of noncitizens. But recently released Customs and Border Protection (CBP) data reveal that officials knowingly collected the DNA of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In nearly four years, a national DNA database — which is shared with law enforcement agencies nationwide — added more than 1.5 ...

In April 2018, a remarkable event occurred that forever impacted criminal investigations. The Golden State Killer was finally arrested. And, more interestingly, was the method law enforcement used to ...

US Customs and Border Protection collected DNA samples from less than 40% of illegal immigrants stopped at the nation’s borders in 2022, preventing federal law enforcement from solving violent ...

DNA found in a piece of discarded chewing gum led to the arrest and conviction of a suspect in a 1980 cold case murder in Oregon, prosecutors say. Robert Plympton, 60, was found guilty last week on ...

There is growing concern over the number of anti-ICE protesters being detained and having their DNA collected. New findings show that DNA samples are being collected from detained anti-ICE protesters, ...

A year before the charges against Todd Joseph Irving in connection with the 1988 death of Byron Carr were withdrawn, details ...

In nearly four years, a national DNA database — which is shared with law enforcement agencies nationwide — added more than 1.5 million noncitizen profiles. (Elana Marie / For De Los ) Routine ...