President Trump Names Stephen Miller Chief of Staff Amid Debate over Immigration Enforcement
The move elevates Trump’s immigration hardliner and signals a tougher White House posture after Republicans’ midterm losses, aides said.
- President Donald Trump named Stephen Miller as his new White House chief of staff on Friday, with Miller set to replace Susie Wiles on Monday, Nov. 9, following Republican losses in Tuesday's midterm elections.
- Dubbed Trump's "brain," Miller has been a key ideological presence since 2016, driving the administration's mass deportation campaign and pushing Immigration and Customs Enforcement to drastically increase enforcement activity.
- During Trump's first presidency, Miller helped craft "Muslim travel bans," and he directed ICE to target Home Depot locations where day laborers gather, though Trump told aides Miller had gone "too far."
- Incoming House Majority Leader Hakeem Jeffries denounced Miller as a "dangerous xenophobe," while Democrats signaled aggressive oversight campaigns. Miller declared Friday he is "ready for battle" to support the president.
- Vice President JD Vance is exploring shifting enforcement toward businesses employing undocumented workers, while workplace immigration attorney Amy Peck expects audits to increase significantly as the administration faces a contentious two years ahead.
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Donald Trump appointed Stephen Miller, a central figure in his anti-immigration policy, to the strategic position of Chief of Staff of the White House on Friday.
President Trump names Stephen Miller chief of staff amid debate over immigration enforcement
President Donald Trump's new chief of staff is considered the architect of the president's immigration policy, something Democrats are targeting in the next Congress.
Trump signals no retreat from MAGA agenda with Miller promotion
President Donald Trump’s decision to promote longtime aide Stephen Miller to White House chief of staff underscores how he is preparing to stand firm on his Make America Great Again agenda in the last two years of his second administration. Democrats won historic majorities in the House and Senate in Tuesday’s midterm elections. Part of the shift was because Latino and male voters, who backed Trump’s 2024 comeback bid, shifted to the Democrats. …
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