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Stephen Miller, architect of Trump’s immigration crackdown, to become White House chief of staff

US President Donald Trump on Friday said advisor Stephen Miller would become his new chief of staff.

✦ Extractive summary — built from the sources' own reporting•From 8 sources•1 min read•Updated November 7, 2026, 10:00 AM UTC
Key points
  • The architect of the Trump administration’s brutal crackdowns on immigration and dissent was already known as “the prime minister.” Now he’ll work as the chief of staff.
  • The US president's promotion of Miller, a loyal partisan firebrand to be his new chief of staff sets up likely clashes with Congress.
  • Trump revealed the shake-up three days after Democrats' landslide victory in the midterm elections, winning majority control of the House and Senate.

Miller has been instrumental in driving the Trump administration's mass deportation programme and faced particular criticism after the deadly shootings of two Minneapolis protesters by ICE agents in January.

The president announced the extraordinary appointment on Friday, confirming that Susie Wiles – his current chief of staff, and the first woman to serve in the role – had been ousted.

Additional details
  • Stephen Miller is a controversial figure, known as a key architect of the administration's hard-line immigration policies.
  • In a no-holds-barred interview with Joe Rogan, Calley Means, a former top health adviser, accused Susie Wiles of repeatedly bowing to lobbying pressures and fixating on campaign contributions.
  • The architect of President Trump’s mass deportation campaign, Mr.
  • The US president said he would be replacing Susie Wiles for the top advisory role.

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