2024’s Raiding the Genome: How the United States Government Is Abusing Its Immigration Powers to Amass DNA for Future Policing explained and analyzed the drastic expansion of DNA collection at the Department of Homeland Security. DHS’s DNA collection program operates with essentially no oversight, and the DNA taken is used for future criminal policing and prosecution.

Our research into DHS’s DNA collection activities continues. Read the original report, updates, and issue-specific briefs below:  

• **NEW** Issue Brief: Raiding the (U.S. Citizen) Genome (published September 2025) (ENG) (ESP)
• Update to original report: July 2025 (Actualización: julio de 2025) (ENG) (ESP)
• Original report (ENG): Raiding the Genome: How the United States Government Is Abusing Its Immigration Powers to Amass DNA for Future Policing (2024 Report) (2024 Executive Summary)
• Informe original (ESP): Asalto Al Genoma: Cómo El Gobierno De Los Estados Unidos Abusa De Sus Facultades En Materia De Inmigración Para Acumular ADN Para Futuras Acciones Policiales (Informe de 2024) (Resumen Ejecutivo de 2024)