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Pilot program designed to screen individuals held by can customs and border protection agents against an fbi database for violent crime was derailed. who's slipping through? >> u.s. citizens, lawful permanent residents and illegal aliens in this country are and have been harmed due to our agency not collecting dna. >> reporter: separate from dna family screenings, the whistleblowers provided fox news with government records. in 2010 the already-approved dna collection did not go forward after then-secretary janet napolitano got a waiver from then-attorney general eric holder citing, quote: sev...

>> the question is whether it is indefinite pause. >> in 2016 whistleblowers say they were assigned to the dna project though it still wasn't operational, improved technology hundreds of times. >> six times, close the cover, drop it into this envelope, it would be sealed, placed into a box and that would be should to the fbi for process. >> last spring, homeland security secretary kirsten nielsen was peppered with questions about the program's status. >> what are they doing to collect dna from non-us persons being detained under united states laws understanding is a requirement. >> we are work...

Can reasonably state that it's an indefinite pause. >> in 2016 the whistle-blowers say they were assigned to the stalled dna project and while it still wasn't operational, improved technology could have slashed processing times. >> they would wipe the area inside the cheek six times, close the cover, drop it into this envelope, it would be sealed, placed into a box and then that would be shipped to the fbi that night for processing. >> is aware talk, what, 15, 30, 45 seconds? >> yes, ma'am. >> last spring kirstjen nielsen was peppered with questions about the program's status. >> what is dhs d...

Border protection agents against an fbi database for violent crime was derailed. >> u.s. citizens -- illegal aliens in this country are and have been harmed due to our agency not collecting dna. >> separate from dna family screenings, the whistle-blowers provided fox news with government records. in 2010, the already-approved dna collections did not go forward after that homeland security secretary janet napolitano got a waiver from then-attorney general eric holder citing "severe organizational, resource and financial challenges." >> it was never meant to be on pause permanently? >> knowing t...

Last april investigators started looking into them. the pakistani -- actually, the tunisian opened the account and it was called the islamic state they would basically send out threatening twitters and messages written by hand in french arabic and italian. held up in front of historic italian monuments -- >> and i think we have lost courtney walsh. it's too bad. because i wanted to know if the two who had been arrested in italy in connection with this terrorist plot, although we are told it wasn't operational. i would certainly like to know if they have any friends or any others. a disturbing ...