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January 31, 2020 |
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Trump Plans to Collect DNA from Nearly a Million Immigrant Detainees
By Alex Ellerbeck
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As of last April, two-thirds of people held in ICE detention had no criminal record, according to Syracuse University’s Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse, a project that analyzes ICE data. Of the one-third who had a record, TRAC found, 54 percent had been accused of what ICE considers the lowest level of crimes — including misdemeanor border entry and non-DUI traffic offenses. In 2015, most immigrants in ICE custody with criminal records had been charged with more serious offenses.
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Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse, Syracuse University
Copyright 2020
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