Trump Admin. May Use DNA Tests to Prove Parents, Not Traffickers, Are Crossing Border With Children

Jun 23, 2018 by Jill

by Samuel Smith, Christian Post:

Attorney General Jeff Sessions has indicated that the U.S. government is weighing the idea of testing DNA to prove parentage of adults who arrive at the southern border with children they claim to be their own, a prominent evangelical leader with close ties to the administration has said.

Tony Perkins, the president of the Family Research Council who has regularly engaged in an informal capacity in advising the Trump administration, joined other evangelical leaders and pastors in meeting with Sessions on Tuesday to discuss the influx of immigrants who are crossing the border illegally.

As scrutiny surrounding the reported separation of undocumented minors from parents has built up in the last couple of weeks, Perkins revealed after the meeting that there are talks in place regarding the potential use of DNA testing on migrants caught crossing the border illegally.

“Sessions is talking to congressional members and is hoping for a legislative fix,” Perkins said in a statement shared with The Christian Post. “The [attorney general] wants an immigration policy that is just, fair and enforceable. They talked about making sure that these really are the parents of these kids.”

“They are looking at how to use DNA tests in the field to verify they are parents and not traffickers,” he added.

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