Stephen Miller, an immigration hard-liner and adviser to President-elect Donald J. Trump, is taking on coverage planning for the transition and is predicted to be named deputy chief of workers within the incoming administration, in keeping with individuals briefed on the matter.
It stays to be seen how broad Mr. Miller’s portfolio will likely be, however it’s anticipated to be huge and to far exceed what the eventual title will convey, in keeping with the individuals briefed on the matter.
A Trump spokesman didn’t instantly reply to a request for remark. Mr. Miller additionally didn’t reply to a message searching for remark.
Mr. Miller’s views are favored by Mr. Trump’s hard-line base. Vice President-elect JD Vance and Donald Trump Jr., who has been influential within the transition, praised the potential alternative on X, the web site previously generally known as Twitter.
The anticipated transfer was reported earlier by CNN.
Mr. Miller was an influential aide in Mr. Trump’s first time period, and has remained a key adviser and speechwriter. He has been concerned in Mr. Trump’s early transition planning conferences since their election victory final Tuesday, and Mr. Miller is predicted to play a key position in staffing the federal government — particularly concerning roles that intersect with immigration coverage.
Whereas many former Trump aides made themselves scarce after the Jan. 6, 2021, assault on the Capitol, Mr. Miller stayed near Mr. Trump instantly after he left workplace. He suggested his crew on messaging and coverage and shaped his personal nonprofit group, America First Authorized Basis, to battle the Biden administration within the courts. He has been a frequent presence on Fox Information defending Mr. Trump.
Mr. Miller traveled with Mr. Trump in the course of the marketing campaign and inspired Mr. Trump’s instincts to raise immigration as the highest problem within the closing weeks of the race.
Over the previous two years, Mr. Miller has additionally been engaged on detailed plans for mass deportations. He outlined these and different hard-line immigration insurance policies in an interview with The New York Occasions final yr. The plans embrace proscribing authorized and unlawful immigration in a lot of methods, together with rounding up undocumented immigrants already in america and detaining them in camps earlier than they’re expelled from the nation.
A handful of different individuals from the highest of Mr. Trump’s marketing campaign ranks are anticipated to be among the many deputy chiefs of workers introduced as quickly as Monday.
