CBP’s refusal to collect DNA from illegals has cost lives

For many years, America’s immigration laws have required CBP officers who arrest or detain criminal illegal aliens to collect DNA samples from them and enter that information into a national tracking database. It’s an important safeguard, allowing repeat offenders to be quickly identified and (hopefully) either imprisoned or removed from the country. But a few years ago, three whistleblowers came forward to report that in many cases these samples were not being collected. A lengthy investigation revealed that this shortcoming allowed many known criminals to be released into the country where many committed new, serious offenses. To make matters worse, rather than quickly moving to amend their practices to address this shortcoming, CBP retaliated against the whistleblowers, dealing them professional and financial setbacks. (NY Post)Read More