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• Cameron County DA requests new execution date for convicted murderer Play Video

  February 27, 2020 10:23 PM

  BROWNSVILLE – The Cameron County district attorney is requesting a new execution date for a convicted murderer. Ruben Gutierrez is on death row for the 1998 robbery and murder of 85-year-old Escolastica Harrison, a Brownsville teacher. He lost an appeal based on a DNA request on Wednesday. "When... more »

• Govt. to Use Method for DNA Collection from Migrants Play Video

  October 25, 2019 9:52 PM

  BROWNSVILLE - The government is moving ahead with plans to take DNA from immigrants. The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley's genetics lab explained the kind of method the government would use to test immigrants. It's called a cheek swab. It's the kind of method the government... more »

• Federal Gov’t to Expand Immigrant DNA Sampling Play Video

  October 23, 2019 10:19 PM

  WESLACO – The federal government announced its moving forward with plans to expand immigrant DNA sampling. The Department of Justice says it has the authority under the DNA Fingerprint Act of 2005. The law allows law enforcement to take DNA samples from people under arrest or in government detention.... more »

• Border Patrol RGV Chief Looks to Reimplement DNA Pilot Program

  July 5, 2019 5:33 PM

  WESLACO – Texas Senator Ted Cruz and Border Patrol Rio Grande Valley Sector Chief, Rodolfo Karisch, say a rising problem that needs to be stopped is people crossing with children who aren’t theirs. Karisch says it’s becoming a more common practice for those want easier access into the United... more »

• ICE to Begin DNA Testing Trial for Immigrant Family Units Play Video

  May 2, 2019 6:57 PM

  WESLACO – A federal agency will soon depend on science to help determine units claiming to be families. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement will begin a pilot program to test the DNA of immigrants. A mother who is seeking asylum with her six-year-old daughter tells CHANNEL 5 NEWS... more »

• Exhumations Continue to Identify Buried Bodies in Tamaulipas Play Video

  April 20, 2018 9:31 PM

  CD. MIGUEL ALEMAN, Mex. – Families awaiting the results of the exhumations in Tamaulipas can do more than just wait. They say it's not a new process. The state continues collecting DNA samples. State officials say the more their database is full, the better the odds are of finding a... more »