Palantir, ICE, and the quiet expansion of a biometric dragnet

They’ve built a system that normalizes the surveillance of immigrants and, by extension, anyone connected to them

https://www.biometricupdate.com/202509/palantir-ice-and-the-quiet-expansion-of-a-biometric-dragnet

Genetic privacy erodes as millions of DNA profiles are entered into US database

In May 2024, researchers at Georgetown Law’s Center on Privacy & Technology released a sprawling report on how the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) had quietly built one of the most expansive DNA surveillance systems in American history.
What began as a rule change in the waning days of Donald Trump’s first administration had by then spiraled into a massive dragnet. More than 1.5 million genetic profiles were funneled into the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s (FBI) Combined DNA Index System (CODIS) in just four years, dwarfing the pace of criminal law enforcement collection.
The report warned that immigration powers were being twisted into a tool for population-scale genetic monitoring, with people of color disproportionately swept up into the system.

https://www.biometricupdate.com/202509/genetic-privacy-erodes-as-millions-of-dna-profiles-are-entered-into-us-database
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