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Zero tolerance conspiracy inside Miller's hardline agenda.
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Stephen Miller's role and policies in the Trump Administration.
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Roles and positions.
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Stephen Miller began his tenure in the Trump White House
in January twenty seventeen as a Senior Policy advisor and
White House Director of Speechwriting, helping craft President Trump's inaugural
address and early messaging.
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He rejoined the administration on January twenty, twenty twenty five
as White House Deputy Chief of stafford Policy and twelfth
US Homeland Security Advisor, making him the youngest and first
millennial to hold that post. Key immigration policies and initiatives.
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Architect of the twenty seventeen travel ban restricting entry from
seven majority Muslim countries, known colloquially as the Musslim.
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Principal author of the zero tolerance family separation policy that
removed children from parents crossing the US Mexico border illegally.
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Drove the administration's drastic reduction in annual refugee admissions, overriding
internal analyzes that showed refugee's net positive impact on federal revenues.
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Drafted an executive order two days into Trump's second term
aiming to end birthright citizenship for children born to undocumented immigrants.
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The order has.
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Faced ongoing legal challenges, enforcement targets, and controversies.
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Miller publicly pushed for aggressive enforcement metrics, notably a stated
goal of a minimum of three thousand arrests per day
by ICE agents to boost deportations. The Justice Department later
clarified in court filings that no formal quota existed as policy,
though Miller's comments signaled a hardline enforcement agenda influence.
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In Trump's second term, as policy chief and Homeland Security Advisor,
Miller has taken the lead on proposals.
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To invoke the Alien Enemies Act of seventeen ninety eight
to deport individuals labeled as foreign.
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Enemies, pause refugee and other visa programs, and expand the
travel band to new nationalities.
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Oversea clashes with federal judges regarding deportation flights of alleged
criminal migrants.
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His expanded public profile, frequent TV appearances and press creekings
underscores to trust President Trump places in him to drive
the America First immigration agenda. Broader ideology and legacy Stephen.
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Miller's politics are widely described as far right and staunchly
anti immigration. He has promoted un substantiated electoral fraud claims
and featured in leaked emails endorsing white nationalist publications. Civil
rights groups like the Southern Poverty Law Center list him
among extremist figures in US politics. By shaping some of
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the most controversial immigration policies in modern US history, Miller
has left an indelible mark on the Trump administrations, provoking
legal battles and sustained public debate.