A senior White House official is spearheading a coordinated push across federal agencies to rapidly separate undocumented immigrant children from their families, employing methods critics label as inhumane and discriminatory. The initiative, which some allege violates federal law, reflects the administration’s aggressive enforcement of its immigration policies. As a key architect of the president’s tough stance on immigration, the official has long been identified as the driving force behind the government’s hardline approach. Investigations reveal the extent of the operation and its controversial tactics.
Exclusive: key White House loyalist orchestrating multi-agency effort condemned by critics as cruel and racistStephen 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. Continue reading...
