Stephen Miller's War: How an Unaccountable Official Became the Architect of US Immigration Policy
A documentary reveals how Stephen Miller, unelected and unaccountable, has become one of the most powerful figures in modern US history, using immigration enforcement as a tool to expand executive power.
The new documentary "Stephen Miller's War" investigates how an unelected and unaccountable official, Stephen Miller, has become one of the most powerful figures in modern US history.
Shortly after Alex Pretti was killed by immigration agents in Minneapolis during Operation Metro Surge, Miller publicly labelled him a domestic terrorist. The statement outraged Minnesotans and Americans across the country who were still mourning the death of Renee Good, who had been killed just weeks earlier during the same immigration enforcement operation.
The deaths triggered a series of dismissals and resignations across multiple agencies. But accountability has yet to reach Miller, the architect of Operation Metro Surge and at least nine other immigration enforcement operations that deployed Border Patrol and ICE agents onto the streets of democratically run cities nationwide.
The film traces Miller's rise from right-wing provocateur to one of the most influential figures in the administration. Through an examination of Homeland Security operations in Democratic-led cities, it explores his role in using immigration enforcement as a tool to expand executive power and advance what critics describe as a new era of authoritarian governance in the United States.
