Episode

ICE is collecting DNA from detainees for future policing

Podcast: Marketplace Tech
Published: Aug 31, 2026
Duration seconds: 485
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Summary

Immigration and Customs Enforcement may be responsible for collecting the DNA of nearly a million people in 2025. The genetic material is then sent to the FBI, where it can be stored for future policing. That’s according to an updated report from Georgetown Law’s Center on Privacy and Technology. Marketplace’s Meghan McCarty Carino spoke with Stevie Glaberson, a co-author of the report, about the DNA collection practice — and its legal implications. More on this: Raiding the Genome: How the United States Government Is Abusing Its Immigration Powers to Amass DNA for Future Policing | Center on Privacy and Technology | Georgetown Law from Georgetown Law ICE Collected Nearly 1 Million People’s DNA Last Year—Including Young Children | WIRED from Wired