NEWS
Five Questions for Faculty: Janet Napolitano Revisited
This edition of “Five Questions for Faculty” features Professor Janet Napolitano on the legal and constitutional challenges of escalating immigration enforcement. Drawing on her experience as Secretary of Homeland Security, Napolitano reflects on the ethical,...
BISG / BRSL Hosts U.S. National Counterintelligence and Security Center
ABC News, October 29, 2024 - Director of the U.S. National Counterintelligence and Security Center Mike Casey joins Secretary Janet Napolitano and Professor Andrew Reddie, warning of a "large uptick" in foreign spies targetting tech companies in the United States, a...
Secretary Napolitano on Why Trump’s mass deportations pose a £400bn threat to America’s economy
The Telegraph, January 12, 2025 - President Donald Trump has expressed his intention to spearhead an immigration crackdown during his presidency, despite many logistical and economic challenges. Secretary Napolitano discusses the broad scope of President Trump's...
AI Fellow Ritwik Gupta on How China is Advancing in AI Despite U.S. Chip Restrictions
Time, January 28, 2025 - China’s race to dominate artificial intelligence is accelerating, despite U.S. export controls and setbacks in its tech sector. Responding to the shifting global power dynamics around AI, BISG AI Fellow Ritwik Gupta comments on the comparative...
Secretary Napolitano on President Trump’s Assassination Attempt and the Secret Service
The Wall Street Journal | Opinion, January 22, 2025 - After the assassination attempt on President Trump in July 2024, Secretary Napolitano and Frances Townsend sat on an Independent Review Panel looking at the U.S. Secret Service and other state and local...
BISG / FBI Summit for Achieving Safety, Security, and Privacy for Children Online
ABC News, September 13, 2024 - As criminals increasingly use encryption to evade law enforcement, the FBI has partnered with the Institute for Security and Governance to address this challenge. This collaboration focuses on developing new approaches to gain lawful...
Secretary Napolitano on Trump Assassination Attempt
MSNBC, July 16, 2024 - Former Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano joins José Díaz-Balart to weigh in on the assassination attempt against former President Trump, saying it was "obvious there was a security failure."
Secretary Napolitano on Governor Katie Hobbs Breaking Her Veto Record
AZ Central, May 20, 2024 - When former Arizona Gov. Janet Napolitano left office in 2009, she walked away with a record-number of vetoes. It was a record that now-Gov. Katie Hobbs already has broken just two years into her term. Napolitano sat down with The Briefing...
Inside with Jen Psaki: One-on-One with Janet Napolitano
Press Advance with Johanna Maska: How Do We Get Order at the Border?
The Republican-led House of Representatives voted to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas over his handling of the crisis on the southern border just weeks after Speaker Mike Johnson rejected a bipartisan Senate border security package. Janet...
Media
National Guard Presence Amid Trump’s DC Takeover
August 13, 2025 on MSNBC News
Former Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano appeared on NBC News with Ana Cabrera to provide commentary on President Trump’s recent order deploying National Guard troops to Washington, D.C. She discussed the implications of this action for law enforcement operations and public safety in the capital.
Trump’s misguided deportation efforts
June 16, 2025 on MSNBC News
As the Trump administration shifts course on deportation policies, former DHS Secretary Janet Napolitano joins The Weeknight to outline what ICE can and cannot do. With her insider experience, she breaks down the real-life capabilities, limits, and consequences of federal immigration enforcement.
Potomac River Mid-Air Collision
January 31, 2025 on MSNBC News
President Trump implied that DEI programs could be to blame for the crash between an American Airlines passenger jet and an Army Black Hawk helicopter but cited no evidence. Former DHS Secretary Janet Napolitano joins Ana Cabrera to react to his comments and his recent actions on immigration.
The Rollback of Title 42
May 12, 2023 on Bloomberg News
Former Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano discusses Title 42 expiring and what the next steps are for the Biden Administration – with Kailey Leinz and Joe Mathieu on Bloomberg’s “Balance of Power.”
US Migration policy Title 42 expires
May 12, 2023 on BBC News
CSP Founding Director Janet Napolitano discusses the consequences of the expiration of Title 42 with the BBC.
DACA anniversary
June 28, 2022 on Arizona PBS
On this episode of Arizona Horizon, Arizona PBS sat down with Mario Montoya, a DACA recipient, and former Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano.
The tenth anniversary of DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals) was earlier this month. The program was created during the Obama Administration and was overseen by Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano.
This program is an administrative relief that protects eligible immigrants who came to the United States when they were children from deportation. Additionally, DACA gives undocumented immigrants a work permit. Secretary Napolitano will discuss this landmark program as will Mario Montoya, a DACA recipient who now helps others who are also in his situation.
Secretary Napolitano on CNN’s Anderson Cooper 360°
August 15, 2022 on CNN
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