How Stephen Miller Appointment Shows Trump Hasn't Learned His Lesson on Immigration
US voters repudiated mass deportation campaign, but choice of new chief of staff shows Trump doesn’t care
TL;DR
- Donald Trump has appointed Stephen Miller as his chief of staff, signaling a doubling down on his aggressive immigration policies.
- Miller is credited as the architect of policies such as mass deportations, family separations, and the "Muslim ban."
- The appointment follows voters' rejection of Trump's mass deportation campaign in recent elections.
- Critics, like Faisal Al-Juburi of Raíces, view Miller's promotion as an acceleration of cruel immigration policies and mass deportations.
- Miller has been instrumental in devising legal frameworks for expelling immigrants and has pushed for stricter immigration enforcement.
- Democratic lawmakers, including Representative Robert Garcia and Senator Alex Padilla, have vowed to investigate Miller and hold the administration accountable.
- Despite Democratic control of Congress, reining in immigration enforcement agencies may be difficult due to substantial funding.