[HN Gopher] ICE officers are taking DNA samples from protesters ...
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       ICE officers are taking DNA samples from protesters they've
       arrested
        
       Author : pseudolus
       Score  : 26 points
       Date   : 2026-03-19 19:35 UTC (3 hours ago)
        
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       | WarOnPrivacy wrote:
       | He stood on the side of the road filming the officers,
       | who were back inside their car and looked like they were
       | about to leave. But they stopped and got out of the car.
       | Video shows a masked federal officer running at Ben and
       | slamming him to the ground. Three immigration officers
       | pinned him down and dragged him to their vehicle.
       | Ben says he was held in custody for about three hours.
       | Before his release, officers photographed and fingerprinted him.
       | Then, before Ben realized fully what was happening,          an
       | officer ran a swab, similar to a Q-tip, along the inside
       | of his cheek.
       | 
       | The revenge options that ICE agents deployed against this witness
       | are                   Physical assault         Arrested and
       | detained without need         Involuntary collection of his DNA
       | to chill 1A activities         Involuntary collection of his DNA
       | to empower future Gov revenge
        
       | Computer0 wrote:
       | ICE is the enemy of normal people.
        
       | pvaldes wrote:
       | Each day a new creepy reason to not visit the country.
        
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