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Texas · 89th Legislature 2nd Special Session
HB130Relating to the Department of Public Safety performing DNA testing of certain individuals crossing the Texas-Mexico border and restrictions on the use of the results of those tests.
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Requires DPS to test DNA of certain migrants detained by federal authorities at the border and share results with DHS for federal immigration enforcement, increasing state assistance to federal immigration enforcement.
The Department of Public Safety shall enter into an agreement with the United States Department of Homeland Security on request to establish a program for: (1) performing DNA tests, including rapid DNA tests, of individuals who: (A) enter into this state by crossing between ports of entry along the Texas-Mexico border; (B) are detained or arrested by the Department of Homeland Security; and (C) the Department of Homeland Security has probable cause to believe engaged in conduct constituting an offense under Chapter 20A, Penal Code, evidence of which may include the coercion, confinement, or [
Authorizes and requires state DNA testing of certain individuals detained or arrested by federal authorities at the border, expanding state involvement in processing detained migrants for immigration enforcement purposes.
performing DNA tests, including rapid DNA tests, of individuals who: (A) enter into this state by crossing between ports of entry along the Texas-Mexico border; (B) are detained or arrested by the Department of Homeland Security;
Why the model tagged it this way: The bill requires the state Department of Public Safety to enter into an agreement with federal DHS to perform rapid DNA testing on certain migrants crossing the Texas-Mexico border who are detained by federal authorities (with probable cause of human trafficking offenses) and to share those DNA results specifically for use in federal immigration enforcement. It also prohibits the state from maintaining its own DNA database, entering results into CODIS, or searching CODIS, and requires destruction of samples. These provisions expand state-federal cooperation and state involvement in detention/
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