The architect of Trump’s aggressive immigration policy, Stephen Miller, officially assumes his duties this Monday as Chief of Staff of the President of the United States, Donald Trump, who announced last Friday his appointment to replace Susie Wiles, who has held the position since the beginning of the Republican leader’s second term.
Miller begins in his position as the president’s top assistant with responsibilities ranging from controlling who meets with the president, directing the White House staff, or coordinating the federal government’s relationship with the House of Representatives and the Senate.
This appointment was interpreted as a reaffirmation of President Trump in his most belligerent positions despite the debacle in the legislative elections last Tuesday, in which his party suffered a tough defeat against the Democrats, who took control of both Chambers of Congress.
Miller was behind measures such as the veto on the entry of citizens from several Muslim-majority countries and the attempts to repeal the DACA program, promoted in 2012 by then-President Barack Obama to protect young undocumented immigrants known as ‘dreamers’ from deportation.
The separation of immigrant families on the border with Mexico, applied in 2018 during Trump’s first term, was one of the episodes that most contributed to defining Miller’s figure, as well as the zero tolerance policy, which caused thousands of minors to be separated from their parents after irregularly crossing the border.
Furthermore, after congratulating the Democrats and even pointing out that he is willing to work with them leading Congress, President Trump, who still does not recognize his defeat in the 2020 presidential elections, returned this Monday to question the cleanliness of the legislative elections and assured in a publication on his Truth Social platform, if “anyone really believes that these ‘elections’ were honest.”
Miller was named senior White House political adviser in December 2016, following a presidential campaign in which he was involved in debate preparation and writing speeches for Trump, including the one he gave at the Republican National Convention that confirmed him as the presidential candidate.
In addition, Miller co-founded the conservative organization America First Legal after Trump’s departure from power in 2021. His career has also been linked to Project 2025, the controversial plan promoted by the Heritage Foundation to restructure the federal government and expand presidential power, which includes proposals on immigration, federal agencies and abortion.
