US President Donald Trump has criticised one of his closest immigration advisers, Stephen Miller, telling him he had gone “too far” with the administration’s deportation drive after first lady Melania Trump raised concerns about the crackdown.
Her complaint prompted Trump to take issue with Miller, the deputy White House chief of staff who has been one of the key figures behind the administration’s hardline immigration policies. Melania was also part of conversations with White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles and other senior advisers about how the administration should respond to the violence and rethink its approach.
Melania told her husband that people she knew were being deported as part of his sweeping anti-immigration campaign, according to a report by The Wall Street Journal .
Miller has been at the centre of the administration’s aggressive immigration operation. His comments following the deaths of two American citizens in Minneapolis also drew widespread criticism. Miller has also been named as a defendant in a lawsuit filed by Good’s family against the agent and other Trump administration officials. she has occasionally taken positions that differ from the administration’s approach Although Melania has generally stayed away from commenting on Trump’s political decisions.
Trump lost much of the support he had gained among Hispanic voters during the 2024 presidential election. Around six in 10 Hispanic voters nationally said they backed Democratic candidates in their local House races.
Earlier, he had used the same description for Renee Good, who was shot and killed inside her car by an ICE agent.
