President-elect Donald Trump is expected to announce Stephen Miller will be White House deputy chief of staff for policy in his second term.
The vice president-elect, Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio), congratulated Miller on his new role, first reported by CNN.
Miller is one of the leading voices behind Trump’s restrictive immigration plans and served as a senior adviser on the topic in the 45th president’s administration.
Trump’s campaign has focused heavily on the border, invoking many of the same policy proposals that Miller championed in his first term, including an end to sanctuary cities.
The new position as deputy chief of staff for policy would allow Miller, 39, to have a more expansive role in the White House, as he would be working under chief of staff Susie Wiles to ensure smooth operations in the West Wing.
After leaving the White House, Miller launched the America First Legal Foundation, a conservative legal organization led by many former members of the Trump administration.
Trump has said his day one priority will be handling the border and has vowed to enact the largest deportation operation in American history, build a wall on the southern border and implement the death penalty for illegal migrants who kill American citizens.
The incoming president has also already announced former Immigration Customs Enforcement acting director Tom Homan would serve as his “border czar.”
Homan will be in charge of the deportation plans and the northern and southern borders, as well as all Maritime and Aviation security, Trump wrote on Truth Social.
The decision indicates Trump is continuing to fill his top positions with those who he is familiar with and who have pledged loyalty to his policies.
In addition to than Miller, Homan and Wiles, Trump has tapped Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY) to serve as the ambassador to the United Nations.
