Georgia's DNA Swab Bill for Immigrants

0:00Georgia's got a bill on the verge of passing that would swab DNA from immigrants charged with misdemeanors but only a federal immigration folks. Issue a detainer to hold them. This targets people suspected of being in the country illegally, even from minor stuff, and it wouldn't apply to citizens. If it goes through, Georgia joins Florida from last year in Oklahoma from 2009 as the third state doing this. This ramps up a bigger trend where DNA collections exploding nationwide. The FBI's national database now holds over 26 million profiles, mostly from convicts and felony arrestees. Under Trump's first term, Feds added 2.6 million immigrant profiles in five years, and now they're eyeing even more, including from citizens. 4. Family checks. Folks are split on it. Supporters like the bill's sponsor say DNA cracks cases and brings justice to victims, especially with tech advancing fast. But privacy advocates call it a two-tiered system, vacuuming genetic data based on immigration status, hitting people who might just have a busted.

1:05Tail light misdemeanor. States rarely collect DNA for misdemeanors, only tend to it for specific ones like sex crimes, none for all. Georgia's building on a recent law forcing local cops to honor ICE detainers or lose funding, so even non-deportable folks could get swabbed before. Proving their status. As this heads to a final vote, it's sparking debates on whether immigration holds justified DNA grabs under the Fourth Amendment, turning routine stops, into permanent surveillance for some but not others. Local news, powered by AI. This is Durham News Today.