April 27, 2008 - 11:30PM
Kyl seeks DNA test for detained illegals

Mike Branom, Tribune

Could the accused Chandler Rapist have been stopped after one attack? If his DNA was on file, then yes, believes Sen. Jon Kyl, R-Ariz.

Kyl recently sponsored legislation to expand the federal DNA database by having federal agencies collect samples from people arrested under federal authority and from illegal immigrants in federal detention.

“Today, when somebody is arrested for a crime, we take their fingerprints,â€