Stephen Miller

Stephen N. Miller (born August 23, 1985) is an American political advisor who has served as the White House deputy chief of staff for policy and the United States homeland security advisor since 2025. Miller served as a senior advisor to the president and the White House director of speechwriting from 2017 to 2021. Considered one of the most influential figures of the Trump administrations and Trumpism movement, his politics have been described as far-right, anti-immigration, and white nationalist.

Miller graduated from Duke University in 2007. As a Duke student, he was involved in politics, serving as the executive director of the Duke Conservative Union and the president of the university's chapter of David Horowitz's Students for Academic Freedom, in addition to authoring a column in ''The Chronicle''. Miller worked as a press secretary for representatives Michele Bachmann and John Shadegg. In 2009, he began working for Alabama senator Jeff Sessions, serving as his communications director. Miller and Sessions were responsible for defeating the Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act in the House of Representatives. As an aide to Sessions, Miller worked to influence the coverage of ''Breitbart News'', providing links to the far-right website VDARE and the white-supremacist online-only magazine ''American Renaissance'' to ''Breitbart'' editors.

In January 2016, Miller joined Donald Trump's campaign in that year's presidential election as a senior policy advisor. He wrote many of Trump's speeches, including his eventual inaugural address. After Trump's victory, Miller was appointed as senior advisor to the president and the White House director of speechwriting. He largely influenced Trump's immigration policy, including the practice of separating children from their families. Additionally, Miller authored the executive order instituting the Muslim travel ban. After Trump's loss in the 2020 presidential election, Miller remained with Trump. He was subpoenaed by the Smith special counsel investigation examining efforts to overturn the election, including the January 6 Capitol attack. In April 2021, Miller established America First Legal, a conservative public interest organization. He advised Trump's campaign in the 2024 presidential election.

In November 2024, Trump named Miller as his deputy chief of staff for policy and his homeland security advisor. He is the youngest person and the first millennial to serve as homeland security advisor. In Trump's second term, Miller emerged as one of the most powerful Trump administration officials and a key author of numerous policies. Miller is on the Southern Poverty Law Center's list of extremists. Provided by Wikipedia