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DHS Launches DNA Testing Pilot Program for Migrants at Border

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The so-called Rapid DNA testing is being touted as a way to combat human smuggling.

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The Department of Homeland Security is launching a DNA testing pilot program to be used on migrants at the Mexico border, CNN reports. The so-called Rapid DNA testing, which requires a cheek swab, will be used to determine whether people crossing the border with children and other family members are...

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