When Scarlett Simonian petitioned in 2004 for her Honduran mother to immigrate to the United States, she was asked to provide a birth certificate and other documents to prove they were blood relatives ...

A group of House Republicans, led by Rep. Andy Biggs, R-Ariz., is asking the FBI to provide details about a reported backlog in the processing of DNA tests of illegal immigrants -- expressing concern ...

Donald Trump's administration is turning immigration screening into the backbone of a DNA surveillance system that reaches ...

EXCLUSIVE — A Latina House Republican plans to propose a pair of immigration bills that would crack down on fake migrant families coming across the southern border and dramatically heighten penalties ...

The Trump administration is moving to begin collecting DNA samples from hundreds of thousands of people booked into federal immigration custody each year for entry into a national criminal database, ...

A report said DNA collected at checkpoints from about 2,000 Americans, mostly during the Biden administration, was sent to an F.B.I. database. Hundreds were not charged. By Francesca Regalado ...

The Department of Homeland Security is about to take "big government" to a whole new level. A new proposed rule would let DHS sweep up all kinds of biometric data-not just from immigrants, but from ...

DNA tests are starting to replace birth certificates and other documents as tools for U.S. immigration authorities. The tests provide a more accurate way of proving a biological connection when trying ...

DAKAR (Reuters) - French plans for DNA tests on would-be immigrants have done little to endear President Nicolas Sarkozy to Africans, many of whom see it as evidence of deep-seated racism in their ...