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From Stephen Miller, architect of family separation, takes over as Trump's chief of staff Monday
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5 primary records and 9 other sources, in the order the story cites them, grouped by where each record lives. Dates are the ones the citation or its link states.
Congress & disclosure1
House Clerk and Senate records — roll-call votes, STOCK Act periodic transaction reports, financial disclosures, and bill pages.
Reporting & fact-checks9
Independent reporting, profiles, and fact-checks cited alongside the primary records.
- NPR, "Stephen Miller replaces Susie Wiles as Trump's chief of staff," Nov. 6, 2026
- CBS News, Face the Nation transcript, Feb. 12, 2017
- The Duke Chronicle, "Understanding the man who became 'Trump's brain' through his Chronicle opinion column," Feb. 2025
- NBC News, Trump Cabinet officials voted in 2018 White House meeting to separate migrant children
- PBS NewsHour, 5 numbers to watch on family separations (federal task force count)
- Fox News, Trump administration aims for 3,000 arrests of illegal immigrants each day, May 2025
- Axios, Group says Stephen Miller shared story ideas on race, immigration with Breitbart, Nov. 12, 2019
- Bloomberg, "Trump Adviser Stephen Miller's Legal Group Rakes in $44 Million," Nov. 17, 2023
- NOTUS, "Stephen Miller Scored a Big Cash Bonus Before Joining Trump 2.0," Dec. 10, 2025 (America First Legal 2024 Form 990)
Other records4
Schedules, photographs, event records, and other documentary evidence retained in the editorial archive.
- American Oversight, emails show Stephen Miller led efforts to expel migrants under Title 42
- SPLC Hatewatch, "Stephen Miller's affinity for white nationalism revealed in leaked emails," Nov. 12, 2019
- Project On Government Oversight, Stephen Miller conflicts of interest (financial disclosure), June 2025
- ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer, America First Legal Foundation (EIN 86-2190372) filings
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