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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Alexandra Villarreal in New York

Trump ally Stephen Miller leads sweeping push to accelerate removal of migrant children

Stephen Miller, in sunglasses and a suit, gestures while speaking into microphones outdoors
Stephen Miller speaks to reporters outside the White House in July. Photograph: Eric Lee/Getty

Stephen Miller is leading an unprecedented and intense White House drive across a host of government departments to accelerate the removal of undocumented immigrant children from the US, using tactics that critics say are cruel and racist and, in some cases, flout federal law, the Guardian has learned.

As deputy chief of staff at the White House, focused on immigration policy, Miller is seen as the mastermind and enforcer behind Donald Trump’s hardline anti-immigration agenda.

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