WASHINGTON – U.S. President Donald Trump is expected to forge ahead with his aggressive immigration crackdown driven by top aide Stephen Miller and a new homeland secretary nominee who shares Trump’s hard-line view, current and former U.S. officials and lawmakers said.
The Republican president fired Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem on Thursday after months of controversy over heavy-handed immigration enforcement tactics and lawmaker questions about government contracts and turmoil within her department.
But Miller — the White House deputy chief of staff and the architect of Trump’s immigration agenda — retains control of the issue, three U.S. officials said. And Trump’s pick to become homeland secretary, U.S. Sen. Markwayne Mullin of Oklahoma, is viewed as closely aligned with Trump’s approach.
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