Rapid DNA testing reveals a THIRD of migrants faked family relationship…

Rapid DNA testing reveals a THIRD of migrants faked family relationship with children to claim asylum during ICE pilot of the procedure in Texas

DAILY MAIL

  • ICE ran the pilot for a few days this month in El Paso and McAllen, Texas
  • About 30% of migrants tested with rapid DNA were lying about familial relations
  • Migrants with children can claim asylum and avoid detention in most cases 

An Immigration and Customs Enforcement pilot of new rapid DNA testing at the border has found that nearly a third of those tested were not biologically related to the children in their custody.

ICE conducted the pilot for a few days earlier this month in El Paso and McAllen, Texas, finding about 30 per cent of those tested were not related to the children they claimed were their own, an official told the Washington Examiner.

The official said that these were not cases of step-fathers or adoptive parents.

‘Those were not the case. In these cases, they are misrepresented as family members,’ the official said.

Border Patrol agents are seen processing a family unit in Texas earlier this month. A pilot program of DNA testing found that 30 per cent of those tested had lied about family ties

It is unclear whether every family unit was tested during the pilot, or only those who raised some sort of red flag. An ICE spokesman did not immediately respond to request for comment.

The official said that some migrants did refuse the test and admit that they were not related to the children they were with, when they learned their claim would be subjected to DNA proof.

ICE said the Department of Homeland Security would look at the results of the pilot to determine whether to roll out rapid DNA tests more broadly.

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