Crenshaw bill would allow longer custody of migrant minors, mandate DNA testing of families

Rep. Dan Crenshaw has put forward legislation that would expand the amount of time minors can be held in Border Patrol custody, and mandate DNA testing of relatives.

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This leads to a situation where adults who arrived illegally at the border with children are also released into the U.S., when the adults would not be if they arrived by themselves.  

Immigration hawks and border officials have warned that this incentivizes the flow of unaccompanied children and migrant family units -- as migrants know they will often be released into the U.S. It has also raised concerns about child exploitation, as migrants claim to be related to children to gain access to the U.S.