Department of Homeland Security proposed a rule that “any applicant, petitioner, sponsor, supporter, derivative, dependent, beneficiary or individual filing or associated with a benefit or other request or collection of information … must submit biometrics.” Additional proposals included forcing DNA as evidence of a genetic relationship when relevant to statutory eligibility for an immigration-related benefit like parent-child filings; and having to establish “extraordinary circumstances” to reschedule a biometric services appointment. All changes are in line with rigorous oversight of the system by the Trump Administration but cause undue hardships on people trying to traverse day-to-day life.
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