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The number of unaccompanied minors in government custody has swelled to more than 18,000 — a challenge further complicated by COVID-related precautions requiring that shelters operate below capacity to allow for distancing.

Axios Re:Cap speaks with Janet Napolitano, DHS secretary under Obama and former Arizona governor, to discuss the Biden administration’s response.

Ex-Homeland Security Sec. Janet Napolitano on the border surge

Ex-Homeland Security Sec. Janet Napolitano on the border surge and White House response.

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Axios Re:Cap

<p>The number of unaccompanied minors in government custody has swelled to more than 18,000 — a challenge further complicated by COVID-related precautions requiring that shelters operate below capacity to allow for distancing.</p><p><strong>Axios Re:Cap</strong> speaks with Janet Napolitano, DHS secretary under Obama and former Arizona governor, to discuss the Biden administration’s response.</p><div><div><iframe frameborder="no" height="200" scrolling="no" src="https://playlist.megaphone.fm?e=AXIOS4129586369" width="100%"></iframe></div><div style="display:none"></div></div><p> </p><span data-ad-status="NO_AD_LENGTH" data-ad-type="midStoryAd"></span>

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President Biden has made the COVID-19 crisis and a post-Trump return to national unity and traditional democratic ideals his top priorities. From vaccinations to stimulus to schools, Biden is seeking bipartisan compromise while showing a willingness to use executive authority and bare Democratic majorities in the U.S. House and Senate to implement his policies. Republican leaders are navigating deep party divisions over if and how to move beyond former President Trump.

Ex-Homeland Security Sec. Janet Napolitano on the border surge

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