What Stephen Miller has pushed for while in Trump administration
Summary
Stephen Miller has driven major immigration policies in both Trump administrations and is set to become White House chief of staff on Monday. His proposals and actions have included expanding arrests and deportations, restricting refugee admissions, and using the Alien Enemies Act to deport alleged Venezuelan gang members; several policies have faced protests or legal challenges.Key Facts
- President Donald Trump announced Friday that Miller would replace Susie Wiles as chief of staff.
- Congressional Republicans allocated about $170 billion for immigration enforcement and border security in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which became law in July 2025.
- In Trump’s first term, Miller helped develop the travel ban affecting nationals of several Muslim-majority countries; the Supreme Court upheld its third version in 2018.
- Miller supported the 2018 zero-tolerance policy that led to thousands of family separations and pressed for lower refugee admissions; the fiscal year 2021 ceiling was 15,000.
- In Trump’s second term, Miller pushed ICE to make at least 3,000 immigration arrests per day and proposed deploying the National Guard to support deportations.
- Miller championed use of the Alien Enemies Act to deport alleged Venezuelan gang members to El Salvador; the Supreme Court blocked immediate deportations without an opportunity to challenge removal.
- The administration has deported some immigrants to countries where they have no citizenship or family ties, including several African nations.
- Miller has supported ending birthright citizenship for some children born in the United States and argued that military force was needed to defeat cartels.
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