(NewsNation) — Immigration authorities are storing DNA from migrant children in an FBI-run database that can track them if they commit future crimes, according to a new report from Wired.

The report revealed that authorities have collected and stored DNA from more than 133,000 migrant children and teens, including at least one 4-year-old, in the Combined DNA Index System, or CODIS, a national law enforcement database.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection said the agency collects data to help secure the border and track potential criminals trying to enter the United States.

"CBP collects DNA samples for submission to the FBI's Combined DNA Index System from persons in CBP custody who are arrested on federal criminal charges, and from aliens detained under CBP's authority, Hilton Beckham, a

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