Gavin Newsom’s office has lashed out at the “stupidity” of Stephen Miller after he misrepresented how the state’s sanctuary policies work. The White House deputy chief of staff posted on X during the Los Angeles protests against federal immigration raids that California’s Sanctuary State law means that “every criminal alien arrested” by local police is “set free back into the community instead of being handed over to ICE.

The protesters gathered in downtown L.A. are a microcosm of the Democratic coalition that has dominated the city for decades.

Late last month, Miller pressed ICE officials to ramp up arrests after following short of the president’s ambitions for record-breaking daily deportations, according to The Wall Street Journal.

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The Boulder terror attack by Mohamed Sabry Soliman raises national security concerns over Biden's immigration policies, highlighting visa overstays and work permits.

Stephen Miller is a prominent and polarizing figure in American politics, best known for his role as a senior advisor and, as of January 2025, Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy under President Donald Trump.

I have always supported Trump, through thick and thin. However, this is unacceptable and inhumane,” said Florida Sen. Ileana Garcia.

Cuban-American Republicans, U.S. Rep. María Elvira Salazar and state Sen. Ileana Garcia, are openly criticizing President Trump's immigration policies.

White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller on Monday put GOP Sen. Rand Paul in his social media crosshairs over his advocacy for less border enforcement funding amid ongoing riots in Los Angeles over immigration enforcement.

Stephen Miller is living his dream. The Santa Monica High School graduate who, 20 years ago, rebelled against the prevailing liberalism and celebrated multiculturalism of his classmates now runs policy for the president of the United States. And he’s convinced his boss, at last, to send in troops to quell all that he hates about Los Angeles County.