<p>There are more than 18,000 unaccompanied minors in government custody, according to the latest figures. And over the past week, between 5,000 and 6,000 of them have been in border patrol facilities unfit for minors — a challenge further complicated by COVID-19.</p><p>Dan is joined by Janet Napolitano, DHS secretary under Obama and former Arizona governor, to discuss the Biden administration’s response.</p>

There are more than 18,000 unaccompanied minors in government custody, according to the latest figures. And over the past week, between 5,000 and 6,000 of them have been in border patrol facilities unfit for minors — a challenge further complicated by COVID-19. Dan is joined by Janet Napolitano, DHS secretary under Obama and former Arizona governor, to discuss the Biden administration’s response.

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