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Stephen Miller

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Positions

Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy (2025-present)

Senior Advisor to the President (2017-2021)

White House Director of Speechwriting (2017)

Organizations

White House

Trump Administration

America First Legal Foundation

Last Updated

January 26, 2025

Description

Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy (2025-present), widely regarded as the architect of the Trump administration's hardline immigration policies. Designed family separation policy, Muslim ban, and current mass deportation strategy.

Fascist Characteristics

mass deportation architect family separation designer white nationalist ties anti immigrant policy creation authoritarian policy design

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Evidence

Emails revealed extensive ties to white nationalist websites and promotion of white nationalist literature to Breitbart editors

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Primary architect of family separation policy that separated thousands of children from parents at the border

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Designed the 'Muslim ban' executive order blocking entry from majority-Muslim countries

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Leading architect of current mass deportation plans, including use of military for domestic enforcement

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Pushed for ending DACA, birthright citizenship, and dramatically reducing legal immigration

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