Stephen Miller: The Architect Steering Trump’s Immigration Push

Stephen Miller is portrayed as the mastermind behind Trump’s aggressive immigration agenda, running daily interagency policy calls and pressing agencies to meet ambitious deportation targets (including 3,000 arrests per day). He stays deeply involved with DHS and DOJ and maintains frequent contact with Kristi Noem to guide enforcement and messaging. Amid criticism over the Minneapolis shooting response, Miller acknowledged a possible misstep, highlighting the high-stakes tension between hardline policy goals and on‑the‑ground outcomes.