Trump names immigration hardliner Stephen Miller as deputy chief of staff: NPR

President-elect Donald Trump is expected to nominate Stephen Miller as White House deputy chief of staff for policy.

The role brings Miller back to the White House, where he is expected to take a leading role in writing and implementing Trump’s immigration agenda, which includes plans for mass deportations of undocumented immigrants.

“This is another fantastic presidential choice,” Vice President-elect JD Vance posted on x.com, an apparent endorsement of Miller’s alleged appointment that was first reported by CNN.

Miller is one of Trump’s longest-serving and most trusted advisers. He worked with Trump on his 2016 presidential campaign before joining him in the White House as a senior adviser.

He is best known for his role as the lead author of some of the Trump administration’s strongest immigration plans in his first term, including the highly controversial zero-tolerance policy that resulted in children being separated from their parents.

After Trump left office, Miller founded America First Legal, a nonprofit that would be the conservative version of the ACLU. It worked with conservative lawyers who filed hundreds of lawsuits and lawsuits on behalf of conservative causes and against Democrats.

Miller is likely to be one of the most controversial candidates in a new Trump administration. However, because the deputy’s position is not a Cabinet position, he does not need to seek Senate confirmation.

In the final stretch of Trump’s 2024 campaign, Miller resumed his warm-up role at some rallies.

“You can have your country back, you can have your future back, you can have your state back,” Miller said during one of Trump’s final rallies in Salem, Virginia.

“You can look your kids in the eye and say, ‘We did it, we saved America, we saved this republic. We didn’t let it be stolen from us.’”