DHS/ICE/PIA-050 Rapid DNA Operational Use

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is deploying Rapid DNA technology as a factor to determine if removable aliens who represent themselves as a family unit (FAMU) when apprehended by DHS do, in fact, have a bona fide parent-child relationship. Rapid DNA technology performs a relatively quick (90 minutes), low-cost DNA analysis to meet this need. ICE is conducting this Privacy Impact Assessment (PIA) for the following reasons:

• To provide transparency about the limited scope of Rapid DNA use, which simply compares two DNA profiles (of the adult and child) to determine whether a parent-child relationship exists;
• To outline the privacy risks involved in using Rapid DNA technology; and
• To explain how ICE will mitigate any risks pertaining to privacy.

Associated SORN(s)

• DHS/ICE-009 External Investigations