Patriot Act ain't got shit on this: https://www.forensicmag.com/610912-...rrests of Martin,two male suspects in custody. In July 2023, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed a bill that changed the law in the Sunshine State—at least for one portion of the population. Senate Bill 1617 requires Florida law enforcement agencies to collect DNA samples from anyone in custody who is subject to a federal immigration retainer. The samples are submitted to the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) and stored in a statewide DNA database. With the arrests of Martin Rodriguez Rios and Francisco Figueroa earlier this month, the Collier County Sheriff’s Office became the first law enforcement agency in the state to make use of this new DNA database collection law. According to the FDLE, DNA samples were collected from the two male suspects in custody. In accordance with the law, the samples were entered into Florida’s DNA database and uploaded into CODIS. Both samples hit at the state level to sexual battery cold cases. The FDLE confirmed the DNA hits and provided the information to the Collier County Sheriff’s Office to make the arrests. Rios, 37, was subsequently charged with sexual battery in a 2014 cold case, while Figueroa, 43, was charged with the same in a 2022 cold case.