"There have been a slew of profiles or useful commentary on Stephen Miller this year: January 16, 2025: NYT describes how he built power (with a focus on his cultivation of Mark Zuckerberg) March 10, 2025: David Klion reviews Jean Guerrero's 2021 biography, Hatemonger, with an eye on understanding Stephen Miller's Jewish background May 9, 2025: NYT considers Stephen Miller's (thus far, at least, abandoned) attack on habeas corpus May 30, 2025: NYT traces Stephen Miller's Salvadoran operation to his obsession with the Alien Enemies Act June 14, 2025: Guardian considers how the invasion of Los Angeles might be viewed as revenge June 20, 2025: WSJ describes how thoroughly Miller guides Trump's White House June 25, 2025: ProPublica talks about Miller's attempt to centralize investigations into organized crime July 7, 2025: Jason Zengerle compares Miller's failures in the first term with his successes in this one, while considering what might halt that success"
"September 15, 2025: Bulwark discusses Miller's plan to exploit Charlie Kirk's killing October 9, 2025: John Harwood argues Miller is uniquely fascist November 28, 2025: Andrew Egger and Catherine Rampell discuss his latest devious plans to strip work permits December 15, 2025: Greg Sargent reviews his xenophobic plans December 18, 2025: WaPo describes how he started with a plan to attack Mexico but instead murderboated Venezuelans There are more I'm still searching for; I'll add them when I find links. There has also been great reporting on what happened to the Venezuelan men sent to CECOT, including multiple ProPublica articles, this Frontline documentary, the 60 Minutes episode Bari Weiss killed, and this Tim Miller interview. There has even been reporting on the weird relations the Trump administration has pursued with Venezuela, first sending Ric Grenell to negotiate and then moving an entire fleet to murderboat Venezuela into submission. The Atlantic's version of the latter describes that, &quo"
Stephen Miller has exerted deep influence within the Trump White House and allied networks. He pursued aggressive immigration policies including attacks on habeas corpus and plans to strip work permits. He sought legal and operational tools such as the Alien Enemies Act and efforts to centralize organized-crime investigations. Operations have linked to Salvadoran and Venezuelan actions, including the CECOT cases and naval moves toward Venezuela. Coverage traces both tactical failures and growing successes, ties to private actors, and strategies that amplify xenophobic and authoritarian goals while reshaping enforcement and investigative power structures.
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