Beginning Friday, January 9, the federal government will gather DNA samples of all immigrants arrested for suspicion of any criminal violation, reports the Los Angeles Times. Previously, the federal government only collected DNA of individuals convicted of certain crimes. According to the L.A. Times, the FBI expects to expand its current DNA database by 1.3 million samples under the new policy.
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