The database, which will reportedly contain information about both U.S.-born and naturalized citizens, will use data pulled from the Social Security Administration and immigration databases.

Ackerman notes that the measure to harvest migrant DNA seems "reminiscent of the biometrics database created under the Bush administration for Muslim travelers known as NSEERS," a similarly ...

The database has tracked 403 billion-dollar disasters in the U.S. since 1980, totaling more than $2.945 trillion in damages.

For example, reinsurance company Swiss Re reported April 29 that global insured losses in 2025 are on course to reach $145 billion, with a 5% to 7% annual growth rate.