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| birth_place = New York City, U.S.| death_date = | death_place = Democratic Party (United States)>DemocraticSanta Clara University (Bachelor of Science>BS)University of Virginia (JD)| signature = Janet Napolitano Signature.png}}Janet Ann Napolitano ({{IPAc-en|n|É™|p|É’|l|áµ»|ˈ|t|æ|n|oÊŠ}};WEB,www.politico.com/playbook/0509/playbook682.html, Playbook 24/7, May 18, 2009, Politico.Com, May 5, 2010, October 22, 2013,www.politico.com/playbook/0509/playbook682.html," title="web.archive.org/web/20131022202315www.politico.com/playbook/0509/playbook682.html,">web.archive.org/web/20131022202315www.politico.com/playbook/0509/playbook682.html, live, born November 29, 1957)NEWS,www.upi.com/Top_News/2019/11/29/UPI-Almanac-for-Friday-Nov-29-2019/6411574957229/, UPI Almanac for Friday, Nov. 29, 2019, United Press International, November 29, 2019, January 11, 2020, December 24, 2019,web.archive.org/web/20191224110508/https://www.upi.com/Top_News/2019/11/29/UPI-Almanac-for-Friday-Nov-29-2019/641157495722, live, …Janet Napolitano, former U.S. secretary of Homeland Security, in 1957 (age 62), is an American politician, lawyer, and academic administrator. She served as president of the University of California from 2013 to 2020, on the faculty at the Goldman School of Public Policy at the University of California, Berkeley since 2015, the United States secretary of homeland security from 2009 to 2013 (during the administration of President Barack Obama), and the governor of Arizona from 2003 to 2009.WEB, https:www.universityofcalifornia.edu/press-room/university-california-president-janet-napolitano-announces-decision-step-down-next-year, University of California President Janet Napolitano announces decision to step down next year, President, UC Office of the, 2019-09-18, University of California, en, 2019-09-18, September 18, 2019,web.archive.org/web/20190918180833/https://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/press-room/university-california-president-janet-napolitano-announces-decision-step-down-next-year, live, Prior to her election as governor, she served as attorney general of Arizona from 1999 to 2003. She was the first woman and the 23rd person to serve in that office. Napolitano had earlier served as the United States attorney for the District of Arizona. She has been the first woman to serve in several offices, including attorney general of Arizona, secretary of homeland security, and president of the University of California.Forbes ranked her as the world’s ninth most powerful woman in 2012NEWS,www.forbes.com/profile/janet-napolitano/, The 100 Most Powerful Women, Forbes, September 2012, September 1, 2017, June 22, 2018,web.archive.org/web/20180622204712/https://www.forbes.com/profile/janet-napolitano/, live, and eighth most powerful woman in 2013. In 2008, she was listed by The New York Times as one of the women most likely to become the first female president of the United States. Napolitano also sits on the bipartisan advisory board of States United Democracy Center.WEB, JANET NAPOLITANO,statesuniteddemocracy.org/people/janet-napolitano/, 2022-08-19, States United Democracy Center, en, She was elected to the American Philosophical Society in 2018.WEB, Election of New Members at the 2018 Spring Meeting - American Philosophical Society,www.amphilsoc.org/blog/election-new-members-2018-spring-meeting, live,web.archive.org/web/20191223042357/https://www.amphilsoc.org/blog/election-new-members-2018-spring-meeting, December 23, 2019, June 9, 2018, www.amphilsoc.org,

Early life and education

Janet Napolitano was born on November 29, 1957, in New York City, the daughter of Jane Marie (née Winer) and Leonard Michael Napolitano, who was the dean of the University of New Mexico School of Medicine.WEB,www.wargs.com/political/napolitano.html, Ancestry of Janet Napolitano, William Addams, Reitwiesner, WARGS.com, October 17, 2016,www.wargs.com/political/napolitano.html," title="web.archive.org/web/20161017154833www.wargs.com/political/napolitano.html,">web.archive.org/web/20161017154833www.wargs.com/political/napolitano.html, live, Her father was of Italian descent and her mother had German and Austrian ancestry.NEWS, March 4, 2009,www.annoticoreport.com/2008/12/gov-napolitanos-heritage-elevation.html, Napolitano’s Heritage, Border Strategies Fascinate Italy, The Arizona Republic, Andre F., Radzischewski, December 7, 2008,www.annoticoreport.com/2008/12/gov-napolitanos-heritage-elevation.html," title="web.archive.org/web/20081225234005www.annoticoreport.com/2008/12/gov-napolitanos-heritage-elevation.html,">web.archive.org/web/20081225234005www.annoticoreport.com/2008/12/gov-napolitanos-heritage-elevation.html, December 25, 2008, dead, Her grandfather was named Filippo Napolitano.Napolitano is a Methodist.NEWS,www.azcentral.com/news/politics/articles/20120814homeland-secretary-napolitano-touts-successes.html, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano touts successes, Erin Kelly, The Arizona Republic, August 14, 2012, February 20, 2020, She is the oldest of three children, with a younger brother and sister. She was raised in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and also in Albuquerque, New Mexico, where she graduated from Sandia High School in 1975.Napolitano received a Bachelor of Science summa cum laude with a major in political science from Santa Clara University in 1979 and a Juris Doctor from the University of Virginia in 1983.WEB, Janet Napolitano {{!, Faculty & Affiliated Academics {{!}} Faculty and Impact {{!}} Goldman School of Public Policy {{!}} University of California, Berkeley |url=https://gspp.berkeley.edu/faculty-and-impact/faculty/janet-napolitano |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20221023205049gspp.berkeley.edu/faculty-and-impact/faculty/janet-napolitano |archive-date=2022-10-23 |access-date=2022-10-23 |website=gspp.berkeley.edu}}Napolitano was Santa Clara’s first female valedictorian, a Truman Scholar, and a member of Phi Beta Kappa.WEB, Janet Napolitano, August 20, 2015,theconversation.com/profiles/janet-napolitano-185708, live,web.archive.org/web/20190321164354/https://theconversation.com/profiles/janet-napolitano-185708, March 21, 2019, March 21, 2019, After graduation, she worked as an analyst for the United States Senate Committee on the Budget. In 1978, she studied for a term at the London School of Economics as part of Santa Clara’s exchange program through IES Abroad.WEB,www.iesabroad.org/alumni/profiles/janet-napolitano, 65 Years {{!, 65 Faces of IES Abroad - Janet Napolitano|last=IES Abroad|date=2015-10-20|website=www.iesabroad.org|language=en|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200117082523www.iesabroad.org/alumni/profiles/janet-napolitano|archive-date=January 17, 2020|access-date=2019-09-12}} She then went to the University of Virginia School of Law after which she served as a law clerk for Judge Mary M. Schroeder of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, then joined Schroeder’s former firm, Lewis and Roca, in Phoenix.JOURNAL, Dana, Goldstein,www.prospect.org/cs/articles?article=janet_napolitano_and_the_new_third_way, Janet Napolitano and the New Third Way, The American Prospect, July 7, 2008,www.prospect.org/cs/articles?article=janet_napolitano_and_the_new_third_way," title="web.archive.org/web/20100612012822www.prospect.org/cs/articles?article=janet_napolitano_and_the_new_third_way,">web.archive.org/web/20100612012822www.prospect.org/cs/articles?article=janet_napolitano_and_the_new_third_way, June 12, 2010, dead, She was named a partner of the firm in 1989.

Career

In 1991, while a partner at Lewis and Roca LLP, Napolitano served as an attorney for Anita Hill.David Brock, “The Real Anita Hill” {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060622234729www.uiowa.edu/~030116/153/articles/brock01.htm |date=June 22, 2006 }} Hill testified in the U.S. Senate that then U.S. Supreme Court nominee Clarence Thomas had sexually harassed her ten years earlier when she was his subordinate at the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.“Opening Statement: Sexual Harassment Hearings Concerning Judge Clarence Thomas” {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081205123934gos.sbc.edu/h/hill.html |date=December 5, 2008 }}, Women’s Speeches from Around the World.In 1993, Napolitano was appointed by President Bill Clinton as United States attorney for the District of Arizona. As U.S. attorney, she was involved in the investigation of Michael Fortier of Kingman, Arizona, in connection with the Oklahoma City bombing. She ran for and won the position of Arizona attorney general in 1998. During her tenure as attorney general, she focused on consumer protection issues and improving general law enforcement.While serving as attorney general, she spoke at the 2000 Democratic National Convention just three weeks after having a mastectomy. Napolitano recalled that the pain was so unbearable that she could not stand up. “Work and family helped me focus on other things while I battled the cancer,” says Napolitano. “I am very grateful for all the support I had from family, friends and Arizonans.“WEB,www.mercurynews.com/2017/01/17/uc-president-janet-napolitano-hospitalized-for-side-effects-of-cancer-treatment/, UC President Janet Napolitano hospitalized for side effects of cancer treatment, 2017-01-17, The Mercury News, en-US, 2019-09-12, January 29, 2020,web.archive.org/web/20200129195619/https://www.mercurynews.com/2017/01/17/uc-president-janet-napolitano-hospitalized-for-side-effects-of-cancer-treatment/, live,

Governor of Arizona

File:Janet Napolitano DNC 2008.jpg|thumb|Napolitano speaks during the second day of the 2008 Democratic National Convention in Denver, ColoradoDenver, ColoradoIn 2002, Napolitano narrowly won the gubernatorial election with 46 percent of the vote, succeeding Republican Jane Dee Hull and defeating her Republican opponent, former congressman Matt Salmon, who received 45 percent of the vote. She was Arizona’s third female governor and the first female elected governor in the United States to succeed another elected female governor.Tom Squitieri, “Democrat attorney general finally wins in ‘ugliest race’” {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120805114828www.usatoday.com/news/politicselections/2002-11-11-napolitano-usat_x.htm |date=August 5, 2012 }}, USA Today, November 11, 2002. She was also the first Democrat popularly elected to the governorship since Bruce Babbitt left office in 1987, and the first female governor of Arizona to be elected outright.She spoke at the 2004 Democratic Convention,Janet Napolitano {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080906195308www.cbsnews.com/elements/2004/07/23/in_depth_politics/whoswho631596_0_12_person.shtml |date=September 6, 2008 }} CBS News, July 23, 2004. where some initially considered her to be a possible running mate for presidential candidate Sen. John Kerry in the 2004 presidential election. Kerry selected Senator John Edwards instead. In November 2005, Time magazine named her one of the five best governors in the U.S.NEWS, Amanda, Ripley, Tumulty, Karen, America’s 5 Best Governors, November 13, 2005, Time Magazine,www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1129494,00.html, March 6, 2008, March 19, 2012,www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1129494,00.html," title="web.archive.org/web/20120319122553www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1129494,00.html,">web.archive.org/web/20120319122553www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1129494,00.html, dead, As Governor, Napolitano set records for total number of vetoes issued. In 2005, she set a single-session record of 58 vetoes, breaking Jane Dee Hull’s 2001 record of 28.NEWS, With 42, Napolitano is State’s Veto Queen, May 5, 2005, The Arizona Daily Star, A4, This was followed in June 2006, less than four years into her term, when she issued her 115th veto and set the all-time record for vetoes by an Arizona governor. The previous record of 114 vetoes was set by Bruce Babbitt during his nine years in office.NEWS, Ariz. Governor Is Close To Record for Vetoes, June 5, 2006, The Washington Post,query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C01E3D71431F934A35755C0A9609C8B63, Randal C., Archibold, May 5, 2010, April 18, 2011,query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C01E3D71431F934A35755C0A9609C8B63," title="web.archive.org/web/20110418100240query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C01E3D71431F934A35755C0A9609C8B63,">web.archive.org/web/20110418100240query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C01E3D71431F934A35755C0A9609C8B63, live, NEWS, Randal C., Archibold, Arizona Governor Vetoes Bill Aimed at Illegal Immigration, June 7, 2006, New York Times, A5,www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/06/04/AR2006060400750.html, September 1, 2017, June 11, 2015,www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/06/04/AR2006060400750.html," title="web.archive.org/web/20150611015928www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/06/04/AR2006060400750.html,">web.archive.org/web/20150611015928www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/06/04/AR2006060400750.html, live, By the time she left office, Napolitano had issued 180 vetoes.NEWS, Matthew, Benson, Pitzl, Mary Jo, Napolitano Exit Would Clear Way for GOP to Define State Agenda, November 21, 2008, The Arizona Republic,www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/news/articles/2008/11/20/20081120departure1121.html, February 20, 2020, Napolitano supported many educational initiatives. She successfully negotiated the creation of voluntary full-day kindergarten in Arizona. The state previously only funded half-day programs.WEB,www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2005/04/in-arizona-a-democrat-shows-how-to-thrive-on-gop-turf/304006/, In Arizona, a Democrat Shows How to Thrive on GOP Turf, Rauch, Jonathan, 2005-04-26, The Atlantic, en-US, 2019-03-21, March 21, 2019,web.archive.org/web/20190321164008/https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2005/04/in-arizona-a-democrat-shows-how-to-thrive-on-gop-turf/304006/, live, She created a literacy program, and acquired funding for an increase in teacher salaries.WEB,www.usnews.com/news/articles/2008/11/24/10-facts-about-janet-napolitano, 10 Facts About Janet Napolitano, Sauer, Bobby Kyle, November 24, 2008, U.S. News, March 21, 2019, March 21, 2019,web.archive.org/web/20190321165508/https://www.usnews.com/news/articles/2008/11/24/10-facts-about-janet-napolitano, live, She spearheaded significant investments in higher education, including funding a Phoenix campus for the University of Arizona College of Medicine.WEB,phoenixmed.arizona.edu/timeline, College Timeline, 2014-12-22, The University of Arizona College of Medicine - Phoenix, en, 2019-03-21, March 21, 2019,phoenixmed.arizona.edu/timeline," title="web.archive.org/web/20190321164016phoenixmed.arizona.edu/timeline,">web.archive.org/web/20190321164016phoenixmed.arizona.edu/timeline, live, She also built the state’s rainy day fund to more than $650 million, at the time the highest ever.JOURNAL, Hoffman, Denis, June 2012, Ensuring That Arizona’s State Government’s Future Budget Stabilization Fund Serves Its Purpose,wpcarey.asu.edu/sites/default/files/bsf6-12.pdf, ASU W.P. Carey School of Business, A Report from the Office of the University Economist, 1–23, March 21, 2019, March 21, 2019,web.archive.org/web/20190321164003/https://wpcarey.asu.edu/sites/default/files/bsf6-12.pdf, live, She played a leading role in the successful bid to host Super Bowl XLII in Glendale, Arizona, expanded the number of teams in the Cactus league and invested heavily in tourism and economic development initiatives.WEB,azbigmedia.com/business/sports/cover-story-who-watch-2008/, Gov. Janet Napolitano Is The Public Face Of Super Bowl XLII, Blufish, 2008-01-01, AZ Big Media, en-US, 2019-09-12, November 27, 2020,web.archive.org/web/20201127033300/https://azbigmedia.com/business/sports/cover-story-who-watch-2008/, live, She was one of the first governors to call for the National Guard at the border after declaring a state emergency related to border security.WEB,www.nationalguard.mil/Resources/Image-Gallery/Historical-Paintings/Heritage-Series/Jump-Start/, Operation Jump Start, www.nationalguard.mil, March 21, 2019, March 21, 2019,web.archive.org/web/20190321164007/https://www.nationalguard.mil/Resources/Image-Gallery/Historical-Paintings/Heritage-Series/Jump-Start/, live, In November 2006, Napolitano was re-elected as governor, defeating the Republican challenger, Len Munsil, by a nearly 2:1 ratio. She was the first woman to be re-elected to that office and the first gubernatorial candidate in state history to win every county and every legislative district in Arizona. Arizona’s constitution limits its governors to two consecutive terms,WEB,www.azleg.gov/FormatDocument.asp?inDoc=/const/5/1.1.htm, Term limits on executive department and state officers; term lengths; election; residence and office at seat of government; duties, 1992, Arizona State Legislature, November 27, 2008,www.azleg.gov/FormatDocument.asp?inDoc=%2Fconst%2F5%2F1.1.htm," title="web.archive.org/web/20081114210303www.azleg.gov/FormatDocument.asp?inDoc=%2Fconst%2F5%2F1.1.htm,">web.archive.org/web/20081114210303www.azleg.gov/FormatDocument.asp?inDoc=%2Fconst%2F5%2F1.1.htm, November 14, 2008, dead, so Napolitano would not have been eligible to seek a third term in office in 2010.In January 2006, Napolitano won the Woodrow Wilson Award for Public Service. She served as a member of the Democratic Governors Association Executive Committee. She has also served previously as chair of the Western Governors Association, and the National Governors Association. She served as NGA chair from 2006 to 2007,WEB,www.nga.org/portal/site/nga/menuitem.6c9a8a9ebc6ae07eee28aca9501010a0/?vgnextoid=d85f27e75b8ec010VgnVCM1000001a01010aRCRD, National Governors Association, Nga.org, August 20, 2008, May 5, 2010, dead,www.nga.org/portal/site/nga/menuitem.6c9a8a9ebc6ae07eee28aca9501010a0/?vgnextoid=d85f27e75b8ec010VgnVCM1000001a01010aRCRD," title="web.archive.org/web/20110628223134www.nga.org/portal/site/nga/menuitem.6c9a8a9ebc6ae07eee28aca9501010a0/?vgnextoid=d85f27e75b8ec010VgnVCM1000001a01010aRCRD,">web.archive.org/web/20110628223134www.nga.org/portal/site/nga/menuitem.6c9a8a9ebc6ae07eee28aca9501010a0/?vgnextoid=d85f27e75b8ec010VgnVCM1000001a01010aRCRD, June 28, 2011, and was the first female governor and first governor of Arizona to serve in that position.

Secretary of homeland security

(File:Janet Napolitano announces Border Security task force.jpg|thumb|right|Napolitano announcing a border security task force.)In February 2006, Napolitano was named by The White House Project as one of “8 in ‘08”, a group of eight female politicians who were suggested as possible candidates for president in 2008.8 FOR ‘08 : THE WHITE HOUSE PROJECT AND PARADE ANNOUNCE EIGHT FEMALE CANDIDATES FOR 2008 PRESIDENCY >PUBLISHER=THE WHITE HOUSE PROJECTURL=HTTP://WWW.THEWHITEHOUSEPROJECT.ORG/NEWSROOM/RELEASES/2006/PRESSRELEASE021606.PHPURL-STATUS=DEAD ARCHIVE-DATE=FEBRUARY 2, 2008, On January 11, 2008, she endorsed then Illinois Senator Barack Obama as the Democratic nominee for president.PAUL > LAST=DAVENPORT DATE=JANUARY 11, 2008 WORK=TUCSON CITIZEN ARCHIVE-DATE=JANUARY 16, 2009 URL-STATUS=LIVE, On November 5, 2008, she was named to the advisory board of the Obama-Biden Transition Project.Sweet, Lynn Jarrett, Podesta, Rouse to lead Obama transition; Bill Daley co-chair {{webarchiveblogs.suntimes.com/sweet/2008/11/jarrett_podesta_rouse_to_lead.html >date=December 10, 2008 }} Chicago Sun-Times, November 5, 2008.On December 1, 2008, Barack Obama introduced Napolitano as his nominee for United States Secretary of Homeland Security.WEB, Key members of Obama-Biden national security team announced, Newsroom, change.gov, Office of the President-elect, December 1, 2008,change.gov/newsroom/entry/key_members_of_obama_biden_national_security_team_announced/, Press release, December 1, 2008, dead,change.gov/newsroom/entry/key_members_of_obama_biden_national_security_team_announced/," title="web.archive.org/web/20081201182614change.gov/newsroom/entry/key_members_of_obama_biden_national_security_team_announced/,">web.archive.org/web/20081201182614change.gov/newsroom/entry/key_members_of_obama_biden_national_security_team_announced/, December 1, 2008, NEWS,www.tucsoncitizen.com/ss/fromcomments/103929.php, Obama names Napolitano to Cabinet post, Tucson Citizen, December 1, 2008, December 1, 2008, January 16, 2009,www.tucsoncitizen.com/ss/fromcomments/103929.php," title="web.archive.org/web/20090116043719www.tucsoncitizen.com/ss/fromcomments/103929.php,">web.archive.org/web/20090116043719www.tucsoncitizen.com/ss/fromcomments/103929.php, live, On January 20, 2009, Napolitano was confirmed, becoming the first woman appointed as Secretary in the relatively new department, and the fourth person to hold the position overall (including one acting secretary). Arizona Secretary of State Jan Brewer became governor of Arizona.File:Super Bowl XLIV security news conference 2010-02-01 1.jpg|thumb|left|Napolitano discussing security at a Super Bowl XLIV press conference. The Super Bowl is designated as a National Special Security EventNational Special Security EventIn March 2009, Napolitano told the German news site Der Spiegel that while there is always a threat from terrorism, she preferred to talk about “man-caused’ disasters” as a way “to move away from the politics of fear toward a policy of being prepared for all risks that can occur.“NEWS, Cordula, Meyer, Away From the Politics of Fear, March 16, 2009,www.spiegel.de/international/world/0,1518,613330,00.html, Der Spiegel, March 21, 2009, March 21, 2009,www.spiegel.de/international/world/0,1518,613330,00.html," title="web.archive.org/web/20090321070712www.spiegel.de/international/world/0,1518,613330,00.html,">web.archive.org/web/20090321070712www.spiegel.de/international/world/0,1518,613330,00.html, live, In April 2009, in an interview defending her plans to tighten the Canada–US border, Napolitano incorrectly implied that the September 11 attack perpetrators entered the United States from Canada. This claim was made by several politicians based upon erroneous news reports in the days after the attack. Napolitano explained that she misunderstood the question and was referring to other individuals who had planned attacks and entered through Canada, but Canadian diplomats rebuked her for helping perpetuate a myth.NEWS,www.canada.com/News/Homeland+Security+boss+rebuked+Canada+erroneous+statement/1519303/story.html, Homeland Security boss rebuked by Canada for erroneous 9/11 statement, Alberts, Sheldon, April 21, 2009, Canada.com, April 17, 2017,www.canada.com/News/Homeland%2BSecurity%2Bboss%2Brebuked%2BCanada%2Berroneous%2Bstatement/1519303/story.html," title="web.archive.org/web/20100116081429www.canada.com/News/Homeland%2BSecurity%2Bboss%2Brebuked%2BCanada%2Berroneous%2Bstatement/1519303/story.html,">web.archive.org/web/20100116081429www.canada.com/News/Homeland%2BSecurity%2Bboss%2Brebuked%2BCanada%2Berroneous%2Bstatement/1519303/story.html, January 16, 2010, dead, In response to criticism, she later said that while she knew no 9/11 terrorists entered the U.S. through Canada, “there are other instances … when suspected terrorists have attempted to enter our country from Canada to the United States... [s]ome of these are well known to the public, such as the millennium bomber, while others are not due to security reasons.” There has only been one publicly reported case of terrorists coming to the United States through Canada, that of Ahmed Ressam, an Algerian citizen who was in Canada illegally and who had planned an attack on Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) as part of the 2000 millennium attack plots. Nevertheless, Napolitano later claimed that “Canada allows people into its country that we do not allow into ours” as a justification for treating the Mexican and Canadian borders equally.NEWS, CBC, News, Canada more lax than U.S. about whom it lets in, Napolitano says, April 21, 2009,www.cbc.ca/news/world/canada-more-lax-than-u-s-about-whom-it-lets-in-napolitano-says-1.780826, Canada.com, January 26, 2020, November 21, 2019,web.archive.org/web/20191121173443/https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/canada-more-lax-than-u-s-about-whom-it-lets-in-napolitano-says-1.780826, live,

H1N1 flu

As Secretary, Napolitano was a central leader in the federal response to the 2009 flu pandemic.WEB,www.webmd.com/cold-and-flu/news/20090426/swine_flu_20_us_cases_confirmed, Swine Flu: U.S. Declares Public Health Emergency, Miranda Hitti, WebMD, en, 2019-03-21, March 21, 2019,web.archive.org/web/20190321164006/https://www.webmd.com/cold-and-flu/news/20090426/swine_flu_20_us_cases_confirmed, live,   Rather than closing schools and businesses, which would have led to wide-scale disruption, Napolitano advanced a strategy of proactive education for prevention. This included a basic virus-prevention education program.WEB,www.dhs.gov/news/2009/08/19/federal-guidelines-encourage-employees-plan-flu-season, Federal Guidelines Encourage Employees to Plan for Flu Season, 2009-08-19, Department of Homeland Security, en, 2019-03-21, March 21, 2019,web.archive.org/web/20190321164004/https://www.dhs.gov/news/2009/08/19/federal-guidelines-encourage-employees-plan-flu-season, live, Ultimately, as a result of the programs implemented by Napolitano and others, much of the damage expected from this flu was mitigated.WEB,www.cdc.gov/h1n1flu/imm_update_transcript.htm, CDC Novel H1N1 Flu {{!, CDC Response: H1N1 Presentation for Immunization Update 2010|website=www.cdc.gov|access-date=2019-03-21|archive-date=March 21, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190321164005www.cdc.gov/h1n1flu/imm_update_transcript.htm|url-status=live}}

Right-wing extremism memo

Napolitano was the subject of controversy after the release of a Department of Homeland Security threat assessment report that was seen as derogatory towards armed forces veterans.{{citation needed|date=March 2020}} The report focused on potential threats from the radical right.NEWS,www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/04/16/napolitano.apology/, Homeland security chief apologizes to veterans groups, CNN, May 5, 2010, January 5, 2010,www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/04/16/napolitano.apology/," title="web.archive.org/web/20100105203032www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/04/16/napolitano.apology/,">web.archive.org/web/20100105203032www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/04/16/napolitano.apology/, live, Rightwing {{sic}} Extremism: Current Economic and Political Climate Fueling Resurgence in Radicalization and RecruitmentNEWS,thinkprogress.org/politics/2009/04/14/37528/dhs-report-right-wing/, After Obama’s Election, Right-Wing Extremists ‘May Be Gaining New Recruits’, Think Progress, June 27, 2011, June 24, 2011,thinkprogress.org/politics/2009/04/14/37528/dhs-report-right-wing/," title="web.archive.org/web/20110624084442thinkprogress.org/politics/2009/04/14/37528/dhs-report-right-wing/,">web.archive.org/web/20110624084442thinkprogress.org/politics/2009/04/14/37528/dhs-report-right-wing/, live, was made public in April 2009. The report suggested several factors, including the election of the first black or mixed race president in Barack Obama, concerns regarding future gun control measures, illegal immigration, the economic downturn beginning in 2008, abortion controversy, and disgruntled military veterans’ possible vulnerability to recruitment efforts by extremist groups as potential risk factors regarding right-wing extremism recruitment.“Homeland Security Report Warns Of Rising Right-Wing Extremism” {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181209080645www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/04/14/homeland-security-report_n_186834.html |date=December 9, 2018 }}, Huffington Post.Napolitano made multiple apologies for offending veterans groups by the reference to veterans in the assessment, and promised to meet with those groups to discuss the issue. The Department of Homeland Security admitted a “breakdown in an internal process” by ignoring objections by the Office of Civil Rights and Civil Liberties to a portion of the document.“Homeland Security admits error with extremism report” {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090421115305www.newsday.com/news/local/politics/ny-usking1812666218apr17,0,3416042.story |date=April 21, 2009 }} Newsday.com.While the American Legion reportedly criticized the assessment, Glen M. Gardner Jr., the national commander of the 2.2 million-member Veterans of Foreign Wars, generally defended it, saying it “should have been worded differently” but served a vital purpose. “A government that does not assess internal and external security threats would be negligent of a critical public responsibility”, he said in a statement.

Reaction to Northwest Airlines Flight 253

Napolitano was criticizedNEWS,www.huffingtonpost.com/richard-grenell/youre-doing-a-heck-of-a-j_b_406212.html, Richard Grenell: You’re Doing a Heck of a Job, Janet, Huffingtonpost.com, December 29, 2009, February 21, 2010, January 17, 2010,www.huffingtonpost.com/richard-grenell/youre-doing-a-heck-of-a-j_b_406212.html," title="web.archive.org/web/20100117022432www.huffingtonpost.com/richard-grenell/youre-doing-a-heck-of-a-j_b_406212.html,">web.archive.org/web/20100117022432www.huffingtonpost.com/richard-grenell/youre-doing-a-heck-of-a-j_b_406212.html, live, for stating in an interview with CNN’s Candy Crowley that “the system worked” with regard to an attempted terrorist attack on Northwest Airlines Flight 253 approaching Detroit on Christmas Day 2009. She said:What we are focused on is making sure that the air environment remains safe, that people are confident when they travel. And one thing I’d like to point out is that the system worked. Everybody played an important role here. The passengers and crew of the flight took appropriate action. Within literally an hour to 90 minutes of the incident occurring, all 128 flights in the air had been notified to take some special measures in light of what had occurred on the Northwest Airlines flight. We instituted new measures on the ground and at screening areas, both here in the United States and in Europe, where this flight originated. So the whole process of making sure that we respond properly, correctly and effectively went very smoothly.NEWS,transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0912/27/sotu.01.html, CNN.com - Transcripts, Transcripts.cnn.com, December 27, 2009, February 21, 2010, January 22, 2010,transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0912/27/sotu.01.html," title="web.archive.org/web/20100122013951transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0912/27/sotu.01.html,">web.archive.org/web/20100122013951transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0912/27/sotu.01.html, live, She later went on NBC’s Today Show with host Matt Lauer and admitted that the security system had indeed failed.Hanrahan, Tim. “Napolitano Reverses Course, Says Air Security Did NOT Work.” {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170606203622blogs.wsj.com/washwire/2009/12/28/napolitano-reverses-course-says-air-security-did-not-work/ |date=June 6, 2017 }} The Wall Street Journal, 12-28-2009. Retrieved 08-18-2010. She said that her earlier statement was “taken out of context” and maintained “air travel is safe”, but admitted, “our system did not work in this instance” and no one “is happy or satisfied with that”. Lauer then asked her whether the system failed up until the moment the bomber had tried to blow up the plane, and Napolitano answered, “It did [fail].“In response to the NW253 bomb attempt, Napolitano instituted emergency enhanced pat-down screening until airport security technology could be deployed that could detect non-metallic explosives. After full body scanners were deployed, the enhanced pat-downs were used selectively on passengers who triggered an alarm when passing through the detection equipment.WEB,www.dhs.gov/news/2010/03/05/secretary-napolitano-announces-deployments-recovery-act-funded-advanced-imaging, Secretary Napolitano Announces Deployments of Recovery Act-Funded Advanced Imaging Technology, 2010-03-05, Department of Homeland Security, en, 2019-03-21, March 21, 2019,web.archive.org/web/20190321164005/https://www.dhs.gov/news/2010/03/05/secretary-napolitano-announces-deployments-recovery-act-funded-advanced-imaging, live,

TSA PreCheck and Global Entry

To reduce the time consumed by airport security checks Napolitano created the popular program TSA PreCheck, which allows travelers to provide background information about themselves to the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) in return for expedited security screening.WEB,www.dhs.gov/news/2012/02/08/tsa-pre-check-pilot-expand-busiest-us-airports, TSA Pre-Checkâ„¢ Pilot to Expand to Busiest US Airports, 2012-02-08, Department of Homeland Security, en, 2019-03-21, March 21, 2019,web.archive.org/web/20190321164004/https://www.dhs.gov/news/2012/02/08/tsa-pre-check-pilot-expand-busiest-us-airports, live,  TSA PreCheck reduces the number of unknown passengers arriving at security screening lines in airports. She also expanded the U.S. Customs and Border Protection trusted traveler program, Global Entry, to include more American travelers and some from verified partners abroad.WEB,www.cbp.gov/newsroom/national-media-release/secretary-napolitano-announces-final-rule-permanent-global-entry, Secretary Napolitano Announces Final Rule for Permanent Global Entry Program {{!, U.S. Customs and Border Protection|website=www.cbp.gov|access-date=2019-03-21|archive-date=March 21, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190321164006www.cbp.gov/newsroom/national-media-release/secretary-napolitano-announces-final-rule-permanent-global-entry|url-status=live}}

Secure Communities

Secure Communities, or SComm, is a deportation program managed by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, a subdivision of Homeland Security. Napolitano came under scrutiny for contradicting herself about whether the program is voluntary or mandatory for local jurisdictions. On September 7, 2010, Napolitano said in a letter to Congresswoman Zoe Lofgren that jurisdictions that wished to withdraw from the program could do so. However, in October 2010 a Washington Post article quoted an anonymous senior ICE official saying: “Secure Communities is not based on state or local cooperation in federal law enforcement ... State and local law enforcement agencies are going to continue to fingerprint people and those fingerprints are forwarded to FBI for criminal checks. ICE will take immigration action appropriately.“NEWS,www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/09/30/AR2010093007268.html, No opt-out for immigration enforcement, Vedantam, Shankar, 2010-10-01, The Washington Post, 2017-06-29, en-US, 0190-8286, July 19, 2017,www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/09/30/AR2010093007268.html," title="web.archive.org/web/20170719232956www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/09/30/AR2010093007268.html,">web.archive.org/web/20170719232956www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/09/30/AR2010093007268.html, live, Napolitano later modified her position: “What my letter said was that we would work with them on the implementation in terms of timing and the like ... But we do not view this as an opt-in, opt-out program.“Renee Feltz. “ICE Attributes Record Deportation Levels to Secure Communities.” DeportationNation. October 6, 2010. At the same time Arlington, Virginia passed a resolution to opt out of SComm.Shankar Vedantam. “Reversals by Imm Officials Are Sewing Mistrust.” {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170327063714www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/11/21/AR2010112104248.html |date=March 27, 2017 }} Washington Post. November 22, 2010. A DHS employee commented at a policy conference: “Have we created some of the confusion out there? Absolutely we have.“{{YouTube|tO49b64FCUg|Comments of panelist David Venturella, Executive Director of the Immigration Customs Enforcement Secure Communities program}} at the roundtable entitled: “Assessing the ‘Secure Communities’ Program and the Impact of the 287(g) Agreements.” Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars. Washington D.C. November 18, 2010.

Border security

Under Napolitano’s leadership, the DHS invested heavily in border security and border security technology.WEB,www.dhs.gov/news/2011/01/31/secretary-napolitanos-remarks-border-security-university-texas-el-paso, Secretary Napolitano’s Remarks on Border Security at the University of Texas at El Paso, 2011-01-31, Department of Homeland Security, en, 2019-03-21, March 21, 2019,web.archive.org/web/20190321164015/https://www.dhs.gov/news/2011/01/31/secretary-napolitanos-remarks-border-security-university-texas-el-paso, live,  These investments included a border security supplement passed by Congress to fund an increase in technology and infrastructure along the southern border with Mexico. This technology was used to replace Boeing’s SBI Net,PRESS RELEASE,www.homelandsecuritynewswire.com/sbinet-replacement-takes-shape, SBInet replacement takes shape {{!, Homeland Security Newswire|website=www.homelandsecuritynewswire.com|access-date=2019-03-21|archive-date=March 21, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190321211047www.homelandsecuritynewswire.com/sbinet-replacement-takes-shape|url-status=live}} which was widely criticized as expensive and dysfunctional.WEB,www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/CHRG-111hhrg57597/html/CHRG-111hhrg57597.htm, The Secure Border Initiative: SBINET Three Years Later, www.govinfo.gov, 2019-03-21, March 21, 2019,web.archive.org/web/20190321164004/https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/CHRG-111hhrg57597/html/CHRG-111hhrg57597.htm, live,

Printer bomb attempt

After the 2010 transatlantic aircraft bomb plot, which used printer cartridges to conceal bombs, Napolitano issued a ban for toner and ink cartridges weighing more than one pound on passenger flights.NEWS,www.foxnews.com/us/2010/11/08/bans-cargo-shipments-somalia/?test=latestnews, Fox News, U.S. Bans All Cargo Shipments From Somalia, November 8, 2010, November 9, 2010, November 11, 2010,www.foxnews.com/us/2010/11/08/bans-cargo-shipments-somalia/?test=latestnews," title="web.archive.org/web/20101111140251www.foxnews.com/us/2010/11/08/bans-cargo-shipments-somalia/?test=latestnews,">web.archive.org/web/20101111140251www.foxnews.com/us/2010/11/08/bans-cargo-shipments-somalia/?test=latestnews, live,

Walmart–DHS partnership

On December 6, 2010, Walmart announced it was partnering with the DHS.WEB,walmartstores.com/pressroom/news/10493.aspx, Walmart Partners with U.S. Department of Homeland Security in “If You See Something, Say Something”, Walmartstores.com, December 6, 2010, 2011-01-27, December 18, 2010,walmartstores.com/pressroom/news/10493.aspx," title="web.archive.org/web/20101218150528walmartstores.com/pressroom/news/10493.aspx,">web.archive.org/web/20101218150528walmartstores.com/pressroom/news/10493.aspx, live, The partnership included a video message from Napolitano on TV screens in Walmart stores playing a “public service announcement” to ask customers to report suspicious activity to a Walmart manager. Napolitano compared the undertaking to “the Cold War fight against communists.“Priest, Dana and Arkin, William (December 2010) Monitoring America {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101222220443projects.washingtonpost.com/top-secret-america/articles/monitoring-america/2/ |date=December 22, 2010 }}, Washington Post.

Tucson memorial

File:Kelly Napolitano Tucson Memorial 2011.jpg|thumb|Napolitano stands next to Mark Kelly, husband of shooting survivor Gabby GiffordsGabby GiffordsOn January 12, 2011, together with President Barack Obama, Napolitano was one of the speakers selected to express sympathy to the community of Tucson, the State of Arizona, and the rest of the nation in a televised memorial for the 2011 Tucson shooting.WEB,www.politico.com/news/stories/0111/47489.html, Obama arrives in Tucson, Wong, Scott, Hunt, Kasie, POLITICO, January 12, 2011, en, 2019-09-13, January 15, 2011,www.politico.com/news/stories/0111/47489.html," title="web.archive.org/web/20110115003121www.politico.com/news/stories/0111/47489.html,">web.archive.org/web/20110115003121www.politico.com/news/stories/0111/47489.html, live,

Discrimination lawsuit

In July 2012, Napolitano was accused of allowing discrimination against male staffers within the Department of Homeland Security.WEB,www.debbieschlussel.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/jameshayesvnapolitanosuitwm.pdf, Case 1:12-cv-00825-ABJ, May 21, 2012, jameshayesvnapolitanosuitwm.pdf, Debbie Schlussel, August 10, 2012, August 13, 2012,www.debbieschlussel.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/jameshayesvnapolitanosuitwm.pdf," title="web.archive.org/web/20120813031052www.debbieschlussel.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/jameshayesvnapolitanosuitwm.pdf,">web.archive.org/web/20120813031052www.debbieschlussel.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/jameshayesvnapolitanosuitwm.pdf, live, NEWS, Janet Napolitano’s aides ‘sexually humiliated’ male agents, Raf Sanchez,www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/us-politics/9468557/Janet-Napolitanos-aides-sexually-humiliated-male-agents.html, The Daily Telegraph, August 10, 2012, August 10, 2012, August 11, 2012,www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/us-politics/9468557/Janet-Napolitanos-aides-sexually-humiliated-male-agents.html," title="web.archive.org/web/20120811020452www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/us-politics/9468557/Janet-Napolitanos-aides-sexually-humiliated-male-agents.html,">web.archive.org/web/20120811020452www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/us-politics/9468557/Janet-Napolitanos-aides-sexually-humiliated-male-agents.html, live, The federal discrimination lawsuit, filed in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia, was filed by James Hayes Jr., at the time a special agent of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in New York City.NEWS, Janet Napolitano’s Office: Sexual Discrimination Claims Are ‘Unfounded’, Meghan Casserly,www.forbes.com/sites/meghancasserly/2012/08/10/janet-napolitanos-office-sexual-discrimination-claims-are-unfounded/, Forbes, August 10, 2012, August 10, 2012, August 13, 2012,www.forbes.com/sites/meghancasserly/2012/08/10/janet-napolitanos-office-sexual-discrimination-claims-are-unfounded/," title="web.archive.org/web/20120813042435www.forbes.com/sites/meghancasserly/2012/08/10/janet-napolitanos-office-sexual-discrimination-claims-are-unfounded/,">web.archive.org/web/20120813042435www.forbes.com/sites/meghancasserly/2012/08/10/janet-napolitanos-office-sexual-discrimination-claims-are-unfounded/, live, The suit alleged that managers Dora Schriro and Suzanne Barr mistreated male staffers, and that promotions were given to women who were friends of Napolitano. The suit also claimed that when the abuse was reported to the Equal Employment Opportunity office Napolitano launched a series of misconduct investigations against the reporting party, Hayes.NEWS, Janet Napolitano-run Homeland Security treated male staffers like lapdogs, federal discrimination lawsuit charges, Joseph Straw, Reuven Blau, Rich Schapiro,www.nydailynews.com/janet-napolitano-run-homeland-security-treated-male-staffers-lapdogs-federal-discrimination-lawsuit-charges-article-1.1133207, New York Daily News, August 9, 2012, August 10, 2012, August 12, 2012,www.nydailynews.com/janet-napolitano-run-homeland-security-treated-male-staffers-lapdogs-federal-discrimination-lawsuit-charges-article-1.1133207," title="web.archive.org/web/20120812235806www.nydailynews.com/janet-napolitano-run-homeland-security-treated-male-staffers-lapdogs-federal-discrimination-lawsuit-charges-article-1.1133207,">web.archive.org/web/20120812235806www.nydailynews.com/janet-napolitano-run-homeland-security-treated-male-staffers-lapdogs-federal-discrimination-lawsuit-charges-article-1.1133207, live, This allegation was never proven. The spokesperson for ICE declined to comment on “unfounded claims”.NEWS, Top New York ICE Officer Sues Napolitano For Discrimination Against Men, Eyder Peralta,www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2012/08/10/158576675/top-new-york-ice-officer-sues-napolitano-for-discrimination-against-men, National Public Radio, August 10, 2012, August 10, 2012, August 11, 2012,www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2012/08/10/158576675/top-new-york-ice-officer-sues-napolitano-for-discrimination-against-men," title="web.archive.org/web/20120811061511www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2012/08/10/158576675/top-new-york-ice-officer-sues-napolitano-for-discrimination-against-men,">web.archive.org/web/20120811061511www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2012/08/10/158576675/top-new-york-ice-officer-sues-napolitano-for-discrimination-against-men, live, Suzanne Barr, who was one of Napolitano’s first appointments after she became secretary in 2009, went on leave after Hayes filed his lawsuit and resigned on September 1, 2012. She called the allegations in the lawsuit “unfounded.“NEWS, Janet Napolitano’s aide, ICE chief of staff, resigns amid misconduct claims, Alicia Caldwell,www.newsday.com/news/nation/janet-napolitano-s-aide-ice-chief-of-staff-resigns-amid-misconduct-claims-1.3945098, Newsday, September 2, 2012, September 2, 2012, September 5, 2012,www.newsday.com/news/nation/janet-napolitano-s-aide-ice-chief-of-staff-resigns-amid-misconduct-claims-1.3945098," title="web.archive.org/web/20120905002026www.newsday.com/news/nation/janet-napolitano-s-aide-ice-chief-of-staff-resigns-amid-misconduct-claims-1.3945098,">web.archive.org/web/20120905002026www.newsday.com/news/nation/janet-napolitano-s-aide-ice-chief-of-staff-resigns-amid-misconduct-claims-1.3945098, live, In November 2012, Hayes’ attorney said that the “parties have come to an agreement in principle” to settle the case for $175,000 plus a settlement that would include other conditions, including Hayes keeping his job.NEWS,bigstory.ap.org/article/ice-agent-settles-harassment-lawsuit-govt, Ice Agent Settles Harassment Suite with Gov’t, Alicia A. Coldwell, November 15, 2012,bigstory.ap.org/article/ice-agent-settles-harassment-lawsuit-govt," title="web.archive.org/web/20130913104415bigstory.ap.org/article/ice-agent-settles-harassment-lawsuit-govt,">web.archive.org/web/20130913104415bigstory.ap.org/article/ice-agent-settles-harassment-lawsuit-govt, September 13, 2013, dead, AP Big Story, Napolitano was also sued by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent who claims he was pulled from his post at JFK Airport after making a series of employment-discrimination complaints.NEWS, Golding, Bruce, JFK terror griller: ICE froze me out of job,www.nypost.com/p/news/local/jfk_terror_griller_ice_froze_me_rjMHNGJbBCnZP3hpc4kChK, September 4, 2012, The New York Post, September 4, 2012, September 6, 2012,www.nypost.com/p/news/local/jfk_terror_griller_ice_froze_me_rjMHNGJbBCnZP3hpc4kChK," title="web.archive.org/web/20120906183537www.nypost.com/p/news/local/jfk_terror_griller_ice_froze_me_rjMHNGJbBCnZP3hpc4kChK,">web.archive.org/web/20120906183537www.nypost.com/p/news/local/jfk_terror_griller_ice_froze_me_rjMHNGJbBCnZP3hpc4kChK, live,

DACA and comprehensive immigration reform

(File:Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano visit to New Zealand.jpg|alt=Janet Napolitano visit to New Zealand in 2012|thumb|Janet Napolitano visit to New Zealand in 2012)Napolitano was a long-term advocate for comprehensive immigration reform, starting with her terms as governor of Arizona.WEB,www.law.virginia.edu/static/uvalawyer/html/alumni/uvalawyer/spr07/napolitano.htm, Governor Janet Napolitano ‘83 Produces Results That Matter, University of Virginia School of Law, 2019-03-21, March 21, 2019,web.archive.org/web/20190321164015/https://www.law.virginia.edu/static/uvalawyer/html/alumni/uvalawyer/spr07/napolitano.htm, live, In 2012, in an effort to provide relief for the so-called DREAM Act population, or DREAMers, Napolitano used prosecutorial discretion to create the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program (DACA).WEB,www.dhs.gov/news/2012/06/15/secretary-napolitano-announces-deferred-action-process-young-people-who-are-low, Secretary Napolitano Announces Deferred Action Process for Young People Who Are Low Enforcement Priorities, 2012-06-15, Department of Homeland Security, en, 2019-03-21, March 21, 2019,web.archive.org/web/20190321164003/https://www.dhs.gov/news/2012/06/15/secretary-napolitano-announces-deferred-action-process-young-people-who-are-low, live, DREAMers were brought to the U.S. by their parents as minors and have no experience of living in their countries of citizenship.{{CN|date=November 2023}} The program deferred removal proceedings against DREAMers, providing them with the legal status to remain in the United States without fear of deportation.DACA was announced by President Obama in a Rose Garden ceremony shortly after its creation. It was criticized by some members of Congress as an abuse of executive authority.NEWS,www.nytimes.com/2012/06/16/us/us-to-stop-deporting-some-illegal-immigrants.html, U.S. to Stop Deporting Some Immigrants, Preston, Julia, 2012-06-15, The New York Times, 2019-03-21, Cushman, John H. Jr., en-US, 0362-4331, March 20, 2019,web.archive.org/web/20190320125321/https://www.nytimes.com/2012/06/16/us/us-to-stop-deporting-some-illegal-immigrants.html, live,   Napolitano’s successor, Jeh Johnson, later attempted to expand the program to include parents of DREAMers, but that expansion was subsequently overturned in courts.WEB,www.uscis.gov/archive/2014-executive-actions-immigration, 2014 Executive Actions on Immigration, USCIS, April 15, 2015, en, 2019-03-21, March 21, 2019,web.archive.org/web/20190321164004/https://www.uscis.gov/archive/2014-executive-actions-immigration, live, {{As of|2019||df=}} DACA remains in place and has never been found unconstitutional by a U.S. court.WEB,www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2017/sep/11/eric-schneiderman/has-daca-been-ruled-unconstitutional/, Have courts ruled on DACA’s constitutionality?, @politifact, en, 2019-03-21, September 17, 2017,www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2017/sep/11/eric-schneiderman/has-daca-been-ruled-unconstitutional/," title="web.archive.org/web/20170917060411www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2017/sep/11/eric-schneiderman/has-daca-been-ruled-unconstitutional/,">web.archive.org/web/20170917060411www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2017/sep/11/eric-schneiderman/has-daca-been-ruled-unconstitutional/, live,

University of California

In July 2013, Napolitano announced she would leave her post as Secretary of Homeland Security to become president of the University of California (UC).WEB, Janet Napolitano quits Homeland Security post,www.washingtontimes.com/news/2013/jul/12/janet-napolitano-quits-homeland-security-post/, Washington Times, July 12, 2013, July 13, 2013,www.washingtontimes.com/news/2013/jul/12/janet-napolitano-quits-homeland-security-post/," title="web.archive.org/web/20130713102114www.washingtontimes.com/news/2013/jul/12/janet-napolitano-quits-homeland-security-post/,">web.archive.org/web/20130713102114www.washingtontimes.com/news/2013/jul/12/janet-napolitano-quits-homeland-security-post/, live, WEB, Napolitano to head University of California,firstread.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/07/12/19437016-napolitano-to-head-university-of-california?lite, NBC News, July 12, 2013, August 8, 2017,firstread.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/07/12/19437016-napolitano-to-head-university-of-california?lite," title="web.archive.org/web/20170808234904firstread.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/07/12/19437016-napolitano-to-head-university-of-california?lite,">web.archive.org/web/20170808234904firstread.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/07/12/19437016-napolitano-to-head-university-of-california?lite, live, She was appointed the 20th president by the University of California Board of Regents on July 18, 2013, the first woman to lead the University of California,NEWS,www.latimes.com/local/la-xpm-2013-jul-12-la-me-uc-president-20130713-story.html, Janet Napolitano picked to lead UC system, 2013-07-12, Los Angeles Times, 2019-03-21, en-US, 0458-3035, March 21, 2019,web.archive.org/web/20190321164007/https://www.latimes.com/local/la-xpm-2013-jul-12-la-me-uc-president-20130713-story.html, live, and began her tenure as president on September 30, 2013.WEB, President-Designate Napolitano,ucop.edu/napolitano/, UCOP, July 18, 2013, dead,www.ucop.edu/napolitano/," title="web.archive.org/web/20130717170254www.ucop.edu/napolitano/,">web.archive.org/web/20130717170254www.ucop.edu/napolitano/, July 17, 2013, mdy-all, On September 18, 2019, Napolitano announced her resignation as president, effective August 1, 2020. Among her first acts as president was the allocation of more support for UC’s undocumented students, and expanded efforts to diversify the ranks of UC graduate students and post-doctoral researchers.WEB,www.scpr.org/blogs/education/2013/10/30/15102/new-uc-president-janet-napolitano-promises-5-milli/, Napolitano: $5 million for UC undocumented students, 2013-10-30, Southern California Public Radio, 2019-03-21, March 21, 2019,web.archive.org/web/20190321164004/https://www.scpr.org/blogs/education/2013/10/30/15102/new-uc-president-janet-napolitano-promises-5-milli/, live, She also initiated an ambitious ongoing plan for the ten-campus system to achieve carbon neutrality by 2025, saying that it was a ‘moral imperative’ for UC to find solutions to global climate change. In seeking to reduce UC’s carbon footprint to zero, Napolitano authorized the university to register as an Electric Service Provider, allowing it to supply energy directly to some of its campuses and medical centers from an 80-MW solar farm in Fresno.WEB,www.atlanticbb.net/news/read/category/Science/article/the_associated_press-u_of_california_leader_fighting_climate_change_is-ap, University of California unveils plan to curb climate change, Watson, Julie, Associated Press, www.atlanticbb.net, 2019-03-21, March 21, 2019,www.atlanticbb.net/news/read/category/Science/article/the_associated_press-u_of_california_leader_fighting_climate_change_is-ap," title="web.archive.org/web/20190321164013www.atlanticbb.net/news/read/category/Science/article/the_associated_press-u_of_california_leader_fighting_climate_change_is-ap,">web.archive.org/web/20190321164013www.atlanticbb.net/news/read/category/Science/article/the_associated_press-u_of_california_leader_fighting_climate_change_is-ap, live, In 2017, Napolitano was awarded the Pat Brown Award from the California Council for Environmental and Economic Balance for her environmental leadership.WEB,cceeb.org/pat-brown-award-2017/, CCEEB Honors the University of California’s Climate Action Leadership with the 2017 Pat Brown Award, July 18, 2017, CCEEB, March 21, 2019, March 21, 2019,web.archive.org/web/20190321164006/https://cceeb.org/pat-brown-award-2017/, live, Napolitano has used her tenure as president to encourage more students to pursue public interest careers. She created a fund for fellowships for undergraduate students to offset costs related to public service internships in Sacramento and Washington D.C. She also created the President’s Public Service Law Fellowship program, which awards $4.5 million annually to law students at UC Berkeley, UC Davis, UC Irvine and UCLA to make postgraduate work and summer positions more accessible for students who wish to pursue public interest legal careers but might be forced to seek private sector jobs out of financial need.WEB,www.dailycal.org/2016/04/15/uc-implements-new-fellowship-opportunities-for-law-school-students/, UC implements new fellowship opportunities for law school students, Chantelle, Lee, 2016-04-15, The Daily Californian, en-US, 2019-03-21, March 21, 2019,www.dailycal.org/2016/04/15/uc-implements-new-fellowship-opportunities-for-law-school-students/," title="web.archive.org/web/20190321164004www.dailycal.org/2016/04/15/uc-implements-new-fellowship-opportunities-for-law-school-students/,">web.archive.org/web/20190321164004www.dailycal.org/2016/04/15/uc-implements-new-fellowship-opportunities-for-law-school-students/, live, As part of her Global Food Initiative, which was launched in 2014, Napolitano committed $3.3 million to help students at the University of California access nutritious food. At the time it was the nation’s most comprehensive, systematic plan to tackle the problem of food insecurity.WEB,www.latimes.com/local/california/la-me-uc-food-insecurity-07112016-snap-story.html, Four in 10 UC students do not have a consistent source of high-quality, nutritious food, survey says, Newell, Teresa Watanabe and Shane, Los Angeles Times, July 13, 2016, 2019-03-21, March 21, 2019,web.archive.org/web/20190321164004/https://www.latimes.com/local/california/la-me-uc-food-insecurity-07112016-snap-story.html, live, Napolitano led efforts to combat sexual violence and harassment at the University of California through improvements to the system’s policies and procedures. On March 7, 2014 Napolitano wrote a letter to the UC community announcing a new presidential policy prohibiting sexual harassment and violence and providing support for victims and training for faculty, staff and students.NEWS,ucnet.universityofcalifornia.edu/forms/pdf/president-napolitano-letter-to-uc-community-on-updated-sexual-harassment-policy.pdf, President Napolitano Letter to UC Community on Updated Sexual Harassment Policy, Napolitano, Janet, March 7, 2014, University of California, May 18, 2018,web.archive.org/web/20180518172456/https://ucnet.universityofcalifornia.edu/forms/pdf/president-napolitano-letter-to-uc-community-on-updated-sexual-harassment-policy.pdf, live, She also created a system-wide Title IX office and appointed the first system-wide Title IX coordinator in January 2017.WEB,dailybruin.com/2017/01/12/uclas-kathleen-salvaty-named-ucs-systemwide-title-ix-officer/, UCLA’s Kathleen Salvaty named UC’s systemwide Title IX officer, dailybruin.com, en, 2019-03-21, March 21, 2019,dailybruin.com/2017/01/12/uclas-kathleen-salvaty-named-ucs-systemwide-title-ix-officer/," title="web.archive.org/web/20190321164006dailybruin.com/2017/01/12/uclas-kathleen-salvaty-named-ucs-systemwide-title-ix-officer/,">web.archive.org/web/20190321164006dailybruin.com/2017/01/12/uclas-kathleen-salvaty-named-ucs-systemwide-title-ix-officer/, live, On October 26, 2017 the University of California announced the establishment of the National Center for Free Speech and Civic Engagement. Chaired by Napolitano, the center is devoted to research, education and advocacy on issues of free speech and civic engagement.WEB,dailybruin.com/2017/10/26/uc-to-establish-new-free-speech-center-focused-on-first-amendment/, UC to establish new free speech center focused on First Amendment, dailybruin.com, en, 2019-03-21, March 21, 2019,dailybruin.com/2017/10/26/uc-to-establish-new-free-speech-center-focused-on-first-amendment/," title="web.archive.org/web/20190321164005dailybruin.com/2017/10/26/uc-to-establish-new-free-speech-center-focused-on-first-amendment/,">web.archive.org/web/20190321164005dailybruin.com/2017/10/26/uc-to-establish-new-free-speech-center-focused-on-first-amendment/, live, During Napolitano’s time as president of UC, tuition for undergraduates has held steady, with one tuition increase of $282 in 2017.WEB,www.universityofcalifornia.edu/news/regents-ok-tuition-increase-boost-student-services, Regents OK tuition increase to boost student services, Newsroom, U. C., 2017-01-26, University of California, en, 2019-03-21, March 21, 2019,web.archive.org/web/20190321164007/https://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/news/regents-ok-tuition-increase-boost-student-services, live, File:Janet Napolitano by Gage Skidmore.jpg|right|thumb|Napolitano campaigning for Hillary ClintonHillary Clinton

Controversies

{{criticism section|date=February 2020}}In April 2016, Napolitano placed Linda Katehi, the chancellor of the University of California, Davis, on administrative leave following revelations that UC Davis attempted to suppress web searches relating to the UC Davis pepper spray incident, as well as charges of nepotism and allegation of misuse of student funds.NEWS,www.nytimes.com/2016/08/10/us/embattled-university-of-california-davis-chancellor-resigns.html, U.C. Davis Chancellor Resigns Under Fire, Chokshi, Niraj, 2016-08-09, The New York Times, 2019-03-21, en-US, 0362-4331, March 21, 2019,web.archive.org/web/20190321164008/https://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/10/us/embattled-university-of-california-davis-chancellor-resigns.html, live, On April 25, 2017 the California State Auditor issued a report that Janet Napolitano and her University of California Office of the President failed to disclose $175 million and engaged in misleading budget practices.WEB,www.auditor.ca.gov/pdfs/reports/2016-130.pdf, Archived copy, April 28, 2017, May 4, 2017,www.auditor.ca.gov/pdfs/reports/2016-130.pdf," title="web.archive.org/web/20170504000549www.auditor.ca.gov/pdfs/reports/2016-130.pdf,">web.archive.org/web/20170504000549www.auditor.ca.gov/pdfs/reports/2016-130.pdf, live, After an investigation, the University of California took disciplinary action against Napolitano, issuing a public admonishment.NEWS, Editorial: UC Regents were right to discipline President Napolitano,www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/editorials/article/Editorial-UC-Regents-were-right-to-discipline-12368827.php#comments, 21 November 2017, San Francisco Chronicle, 18 November 2017, November 21, 2017,www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/editorials/article/Editorial-UC-Regents-were-right-to-discipline-12368827.php#comments," title="web.archive.org/web/20171121061256www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/editorials/article/Editorial-UC-Regents-were-right-to-discipline-12368827.php#comments,">web.archive.org/web/20171121061256www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/editorials/article/Editorial-UC-Regents-were-right-to-discipline-12368827.php#comments, live, According to an independent report by retired State Supreme Justice Carlos R. Moreno, Napolitano approved a plan that pressured the ten UC campuses to change their survey responses about Napolitano’s administration from negative responses to positive ones.WEB, Moreno, Carlos, Independent Fact-Finding Review for the Board of Regents of the University of California: Summary of Findings,regents.universityofcalifornia.edu/regmeet/nov17/b2attach3.pdf, 21 November 2017, November 19, 2017,regents.universityofcalifornia.edu/regmeet/nov17/b2attach3.pdf," title="web.archive.org/web/20171119063608regents.universityofcalifornia.edu/regmeet/nov17/b2attach3.pdf,">web.archive.org/web/20171119063608regents.universityofcalifornia.edu/regmeet/nov17/b2attach3.pdf, live, NEWS, Editorial: After audit debacle, fire UC President Napolitano,www.mercurynews.com/2017/11/21/editorial-after-audit-debacle-fire-uc-president-napolitano/, 21 November 2017, The Mercury News & East Bay Times Editorial Boards, 21 November 2017, November 21, 2017,www.mercurynews.com/2017/11/21/editorial-after-audit-debacle-fire-uc-president-napolitano/," title="web.archive.org/web/20171121185231www.mercurynews.com/2017/11/21/editorial-after-audit-debacle-fire-uc-president-napolitano/,">web.archive.org/web/20171121185231www.mercurynews.com/2017/11/21/editorial-after-audit-debacle-fire-uc-president-napolitano/, live, On September 8, 2017 the University of California and Janet Napolitano filed a lawsuit against the United States Federal Government in response to President Donald Trump’s decision to ultimately end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals or DACA,NEWS,www.nytimes.com/2017/09/08/us/politics/napolitano-sues-trump-to-save-daca-program-she-helped-create.html, Napolitano Sues Trump to Save DACA Program She Helped Create, Shear, Michael D., 2017-09-08, The New York Times, 2019-03-21, en-US, 0362-4331, March 21, 2019,web.archive.org/web/20190321165158/https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/08/us/politics/napolitano-sues-trump-to-save-daca-program-she-helped-create.html, live,  making her the first former secretary of homeland security to sue the agency she once led over a policy that she created.NEWS,www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-uc-daca-lawsuit-20170908-story.html, UC sues Trump administration for shutting down DACA, which UC’s president helped create, Watanabe, Teresa, 2017-09-08, Los Angeles Times, 2017-09-20, en-US, 0458-3035, February 20, 2020,web.archive.org/web/20200220124709/https://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-uc-daca-lawsuit-20170908-story.html, live, In 2020, Janet Napolitano fired 82 University of California, Santa Cruz graduate students for withholding grades in a wildcat strike for a Cost of Living Adjustment to address living conditions.WEB,www.insidehighered.com/news/2020/03/02/university-california-santa-cruz-fires-striking-tas, University of California, Santa Cruz, fires striking TAs, March 2, 2020, March 16, 2020, March 17, 2020,web.archive.org/web/20200317024128/https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2020/03/02/university-california-santa-cruz-fires-striking-tas, live, Dismissed students faced loss of tuition remission, health benefits, and living stipends and international students faced loss of student visa status.

Later career

Napolitano was repeatedly discussed as a contender for appointment to the U.S. Supreme Court.NEWS,www.nationalreview.com/media-blog/29575/chuck-todds-scotus-scuttlebutt/tim-graham, Chuck Todd’s SCOTUS Scuttlebutt, Graham, Tim, December 15, 2009, National Review Online, January 31, 2012, August 13, 2013,www.nationalreview.com/media-blog/29575/chuck-todds-scotus-scuttlebutt/tim-graham," title="web.archive.org/web/20130813025506www.nationalreview.com/media-blog/29575/chuck-todds-scotus-scuttlebutt/tim-graham,">web.archive.org/web/20130813025506www.nationalreview.com/media-blog/29575/chuck-todds-scotus-scuttlebutt/tim-graham, live, NEWS,www.politico.com/story/2013/09/joe-biden-janet-napolitano-supreme-court-96381.html, Joe Biden wants Janet Napolitano on SCOTUS, Kopan, Tal, September 6, 2013, Politico, November 21, 2014, October 6, 2014,www.politico.com/story/2013/09/joe-biden-janet-napolitano-supreme-court-96381.html," title="web.archive.org/web/20141006102937www.politico.com/story/2013/09/joe-biden-janet-napolitano-supreme-court-96381.html,">web.archive.org/web/20141006102937www.politico.com/story/2013/09/joe-biden-janet-napolitano-supreme-court-96381.html, live, NEWS,www.foxnews.com/politics/2009/05/03/napolitano-declines-rule-supreme-court-appointment/, Napolitano Declines to Rule Out Interest in Supreme Court Appointment, May 3, 2009, Fox News, November 21, 2014, December 31, 2014,www.foxnews.com/politics/2009/05/03/napolitano-declines-rule-supreme-court-appointment/," title="web.archive.org/web/20141231125711www.foxnews.com/politics/2009/05/03/napolitano-declines-rule-supreme-court-appointment/,">web.archive.org/web/20141231125711www.foxnews.com/politics/2009/05/03/napolitano-declines-rule-supreme-court-appointment/, live, NEWS, Kate, Zernike, She Just Might Be President Someday,www.nytimes.com/2008/05/18/weekinreview/18zernike.html, New York Times, May 18, 2008, February 17, 2017, April 6, 2017,www.nytimes.com/2008/05/18/weekinreview/18zernike.html," title="web.archive.org/web/20170406175652www.nytimes.com/2008/05/18/weekinreview/18zernike.html,">web.archive.org/web/20170406175652www.nytimes.com/2008/05/18/weekinreview/18zernike.html, live, Some political commentators also suggested a possible candidacy in the 2016 United States presidential election.Mucha, Peter (September 11, 2013) “Poll: Which woman would make the best president?” {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171005151301www.philly.com/philly/news/Poll_Which_woman_would_make_the_best_president_.html?c=r |date=October 5, 2017 }}, Philly.com. Retrieved February 28, 2014.Levy, Pema (February 13, 2014) “What if Hillary Doesn’t Run for President in 2016?” {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180209043905www.newsweek.com/what-if-hillary-clinton-doesnt-run-president-2016-229045 |date=February 9, 2018 }}, Newsweek. Retrieved February 28, 2014.In September 2014, when Attorney General Eric Holder announced his intention to step down, there was speculation that Napolitano might be a candidate for the next United States attorney general.WEB,www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2014/09/25/eric-holder-attorney-general-replacements/16203345/, After Eric Holder: Potential attorney general choices, USA Today, September 25, 2014, September 25, 2014, Camia, Catalina, September 26, 2014,www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2014/09/25/eric-holder-attorney-general-replacements/16203345/," title="web.archive.org/web/20140926034637www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2014/09/25/eric-holder-attorney-general-replacements/16203345/,">web.archive.org/web/20140926034637www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2014/09/25/eric-holder-attorney-general-replacements/16203345/, live, Instead, Loretta Lynch replaced Holder.Athena Jones, “Loretta Lynch makes history” {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161010113051www.cnn.com/2015/04/23/politics/loretta-lynch-attorney-general-vote/index.html |date=October 10, 2016 }}, CNN, April 23, 2015.Napolitano serves as an advisor on the COVID-19 Technology Task Force, a technology industry coalition founded in March 2020 collaborating on solutions to respond to and recover from the COVID-19 pandemic.WEB, Jacox, Madi, Leadership,www.crttf.org/leadership/, live,web.archive.org/web/20221224202657/https://www.crttf.org/leadership/, 2022-12-24, 2022-12-25, COVID-19 Technology Task Force, February 12, 2021, en-US, Napolitano became a UC Berkeley faculty member within the Goldman School of Public Policy in 2015.WEB, Curriculum Vitae as of October 2020,gspp.berkeley.edu/assets/uploads/faculty/cv/JanetNapolitano_CV_October_2020.pdf,web.archive.org/web/20211019234417/https://gspp.berkeley.edu/assets/uploads/faculty/cv/JanetNapolitano_CV_October_2020.pdf, October 19, 2021, April 11, 2024, Goldman School of Public Policy, UC Berkeley, In May 2022, Napolitano was appointed to serve as a member of the President’s Intelligence Advisory Board.WEB, 2022-05-04, President Biden Announces Appointments to the President’s Intelligence Advisory Board and the National Science Board,www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2022/05/04/president-biden-announces-appointments-to-the-presidents-intelligence-advisory-board-and-the-national-science-board/, 2022-05-04, The White House, en-US,

Personal life

Napolitano is an avid basketball fan and regularly plays tennis and softball.“Ariz. governor picked for Homeland Security post” {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201127033231www.theguardian.com/info/2015/dec/09/removed-news-agency-feed-article |date=November 27, 2020 }}. The Guardian. Retrieved December 4, 2008. Whitewater rafting and hiking are among her hobbies. She has hiked in Arizona’s Superstition Mountains, New Mexico’s Sandia Mountains, and the Himalayas, and has climbed Mount Kilimanjaro.“10 Things You Didn’t Know About Janet Napolitano” {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100505070734www.usnews.com/articles/news/politics/2008/11/24/10-facts-about-janet-napolitano.html?s_cid=rss:10-facts-about-janet-napolitano |date=May 5, 2010 }}, U.S. News & World Report. Retrieved December 4, 2008.Napolitano has never married and has no children; as a result, some of her political opponents have speculated about her sexual orientation. In 2002, “vote gay” fliers were posted next to her campaign signs. Napolitano responded by saying that she is “just a straight, single workaholic”.WEB,www.azcentral.com/news/election/ballot/articles/2006/09/24/20060924prop107main0924.html, Marriage debate divides Arizona, azcentral.com, September 24, 2006, 2013-01-12, Crawford, Amanda J., Although they both share the same last name, Janet Napolitano has no relation to libertarian columnist Andrew Napolitano.WEB,www.monstersandcritics.com/smallscreen/news/article_1599815.php/Judge-Andrew-Napolitano-s-fatwa-on-TSA-and-cousin-Janet-on-FBN, Judge Andrew Napolitano’s fatwa on TSA and ‘cousin Janet’ on FBN - Monsters and Critics, November 16, 2012, March 2, 2014,www.monstersandcritics.com/smallscreen/news/article_1599815.php/Judge-Andrew-Napolitano-s-fatwa-on-TSA-and-cousin-Janet-on-FBN," title="web.archive.org/web/20140302151938www.monstersandcritics.com/smallscreen/news/article_1599815.php/Judge-Andrew-Napolitano-s-fatwa-on-TSA-and-cousin-Janet-on-FBN,">web.archive.org/web/20140302151938www.monstersandcritics.com/smallscreen/news/article_1599815.php/Judge-Andrew-Napolitano-s-fatwa-on-TSA-and-cousin-Janet-on-FBN, dead, WEB,www.glennbeck.com/content/articles/article/196/48552/, Glenn Beck: TSA pat downs a violation of the Fourth Amendment? - Glenn Beck, This is according to Andrew himself though he does note the coincidence and in his columns, sometimes jokingly refers to Janet as “Evil Cousin Janet”.WEB,www.monstersandcritics.com/smallscreen/news/article_1599815.php/Judge-Andrew-Napolitano-s-fatwa-on-TSA-and-cousin-Janet-on-FBN, Judge Andrew Napolitano’s fatwa on TSA and ‘cousin Janet’ on FBN - Monsters and Critics, November 16, 2012, March 2, 2014,www.monstersandcritics.com/smallscreen/news/article_1599815.php/Judge-Andrew-Napolitano-s-fatwa-on-TSA-and-cousin-Janet-on-FBN," title="web.archive.org/web/20140302151938www.monstersandcritics.com/smallscreen/news/article_1599815.php/Judge-Andrew-Napolitano-s-fatwa-on-TSA-and-cousin-Janet-on-FBN,">web.archive.org/web/20140302151938www.monstersandcritics.com/smallscreen/news/article_1599815.php/Judge-Andrew-Napolitano-s-fatwa-on-TSA-and-cousin-Janet-on-FBN, dead, WEB,www.glennbeck.com/content/articles/article/196/48552/, Glenn Beck: TSA pat downs a violation of the Fourth Amendment? - Glenn Beck, Napolitano began undergoing cancer-related treatment in August 2016.WEB,www.jpost.com/Breaking-News/Janet-Napolitano-hospitalized-during-cancer-treatment-478774, Janet Napolitano Hospitalized During Cancer Treatment, Jerusalem Post, January 23, 2017, January 17, 2017, Reuters, January 20, 2017,www.jpost.com/Breaking-News/Janet-Napolitano-hospitalized-during-cancer-treatment-478774," title="web.archive.org/web/20170120001900www.jpost.com/Breaking-News/Janet-Napolitano-hospitalized-during-cancer-treatment-478774,">web.archive.org/web/20170120001900www.jpost.com/Breaking-News/Janet-Napolitano-hospitalized-during-cancer-treatment-478774, live, On January 17, 2017, Napolitano was hospitalized in Oakland due to complications from the cancer treatment.WEB,www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/matier-ross/article/Napolitano-s-cancer-treatment-took-UC-regents-10872894.php, San Francisco Chronicle, January 23, 2017, January 22, 2017, Matier & Ross, Napolitano’s cancer treatment took UC regents by surprise, January 29, 2017,www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/matier-ross/article/Napolitano-s-cancer-treatment-took-UC-regents-10872894.php," title="web.archive.org/web/20170129113539www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/matier-ross/article/Napolitano-s-cancer-treatment-took-UC-regents-10872894.php,">web.archive.org/web/20170129113539www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/matier-ross/article/Napolitano-s-cancer-treatment-took-UC-regents-10872894.php, live, NEWS,www.washingtonpost.com/news/grade-point/wp/2017/01/17/uc-president-janet-napolitano-hospitalized-with-cancer/, UC President Janet Napolitano hospitalized with cancer, Nick Anderson, Washington Post, January 23, 2017, January 17, 2017, January 19, 2017,web.archive.org/web/20170119112849/https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/grade-point/wp/2017/01/17/uc-president-janet-napolitano-hospitalized-with-cancer/, live, She was released from hospital on January 23, 2017.WEB,sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2017/01/23/uc-president-janet-napolitano-returns-to-work/, UC President Napolitano Returns To Work After Hospitalization, CBS, January 23, 2017, January 23, 2017, January 24, 2017,sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2017/01/23/uc-president-janet-napolitano-returns-to-work/," title="web.archive.org/web/20170124124155sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2017/01/23/uc-president-janet-napolitano-returns-to-work/,">web.archive.org/web/20170124124155sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2017/01/23/uc-president-janet-napolitano-returns-to-work/, live,

Electoral history

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See also

• AHCCCS: Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System (state Medicaid program)
• AIMS: Arizona’s Instrument to Measure Standards (state standardized test for high school students)
• Arizona-Mexico Commission
• Barack Obama Supreme Court candidates
• List of female United States Cabinet members
• List of female state attorneys general in the United States
• List of female governors in the United States
• (Protect Arizona Now|Protect Arizona Now: Proposition 200)

References

{{Reflist|30em}}

External links

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• University of California biography
• Security of Homeland Security biography
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• NPR’s Wait Wait, Don’t Tell Me guest on Not My Job segment
• “Pandemic Preparedness | Lessons From COVID-19” task force member, Council on Foreign Relations

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