Executive Summary
- •FBI records show the detainee sub-index of CODIS reached 3,345,692 profiles by December 2025, growing by roughly 995,000 that year.
- •A 2020 Justice Department policy change required officers to collect genetic samples from nearly everyone in immigration custody, including families and children.
- •Federal prosecutors began charging detainees with misdemeanors for refusing cheek swabs, resulting in convictions and time served.
Community Sentiment
Key Developments & Data
ICE funnels nearly 920,000 detainee DNA profiles into the FBI's criminal database.
FBI records show the detainee sub-index of CODIS reached 3,345,692 profiles by December 2025, growing by roughly 995,000 that year.
A 2020 Justice Department policy change required officers to collect genetic samples from nearly everyone in immigration custody, including families and children.
Federal prosecutors began charging detainees with misdemeanors for refusing cheek swabs, resulting in convictions and time served.
"They do not belong in a database meant for violent criminals, especially children." — US Representatives Joaquin Castro, Greg Stanton, and Nanette Barragán
And a civil administrative hold effectively serves as a permanent biometric dragnet without needing a warrant or probable cause.
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