Miller Quietly Pushes Trump’s Mass Deportation Plans

Miller Orchestrates Immigration Agenda Behind the Scenes

Stephen Miller, the architect of former President Donald Trump’s aggressive immigration policies, is continuing to push his agenda despite a lower public profile. The New York Times reports that Miller has shifted his strategy to minimize political backlash while still pursuing his core goals. This behind-the-scenes approach allows the immigration machine to operate effectively without constant public scrutiny.

Miller’s influence remains strong, particularly within Trump’s inner circle. His focus is on creating an environment of fear and anxiety designed to encourage self-deportation. This strategy involves expanding detention facilities and increasing partnerships between local law enforcement and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) through 287(g) agreements.

Expanding Detention and Local Enforcement

Evidence suggests a significant expansion of detention capabilities. The administration has reportedly purchased 11 warehouses, indicating plans to increase mass detention. Furthermore, the use of 287(g) agreements, which allow local law enforcement to act as immigration agents, is skyrocketing. During Trump’s first term, about 45 such agreements were signed; currently, there are at least 1,400 active agreements.

Miller is also working with states like Oklahoma and Tennessee to craft anti-immigration laws. These efforts, often difficult to observe directly, are part of his broader strategy to instill fear and paranoia within the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).

Impact on Legal Immigration

Beyond detention and deportation, Miller has a significant impact on legal immigration processes. His efforts have been described as building a wall of red tape, making it more difficult for individuals to enter and remain in the United States legally. These bureaucratic obstacles can affect those already in the country, such as preventing DACA recipients from obtaining commercial driver’s licenses.

This approach undermines Donald Trump’s stated support for legal immigration, creating hurdles for those who wish to come to the U.S. the “right way.” Miller’s long-standing obsession with immigration control, stemming from his high school years, drives these efforts.

Circumventing Laws and Inflicting Pain

When direct legal or constitutional challenges prevent certain actions, Miller’s strategy involves finding ways to circumvent them. This approach is characterized by governing from a place of anger and determination to inflict pain. For example, when efforts to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program faced legal setbacks, Miller’s focus shifted to making education and public health access difficult for Dreamers.

Similarly, when the Alien Enemies Act could not be used to deport Venezuelans without due process, the administration explored ending Temporary Protected Status (TPS) and humanitarian parole. In one instance, when deportation to El Salvador was blocked, an individual was reportedly deported to Liberia instead, highlighting a persistent effort to find alternative routes for removal.

Future Strategies and Denaturalization

Looking ahead, potential strategies include making it unbearable for parents of U.S.-born children to remain in the country. Reports indicate that the parents of 11,000 U.S.-born children have already been detained. The goal is to create such extreme anxiety that it leads to self-deportation.

Denaturalization is another area of focus. This involves challenging the citizenship of individuals by accusing them of fraud during the naturalization process. While not always visible on the streets, denaturalization efforts could impact many people, including critics of the administration. Official social media accounts have even posted hypothetical scenarios of what the U.S. might look like after mass deportations, signaling a consistent and serious intent behind these policies.

“The immigration machine works best when we’re not covering it. When we think that DHS is in some type of transition, when we think that perhaps they’re looking at the polls, but we have to remember that mass detentions and mass deportations under Trump looks in many different ways, and it takes many different shapes and forms. And it’s all about the same thing that Stephen Miller is obsessed with, which is inflicting pain, inflicting so much anxiety and fear to the point, which is what he always wants to do, to the point that it leads people to want to self-deport.”

— Paula Ramos, MSNBC contributor and author

Source: 'Engine behind the fear': Stephen Miller still orchestrating Trump's mass deportation agenda (YouTube)