NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump has tapped longtime aide Stephen Miller, known for his hardline stance on immigration, as deputy policy director in the new administration.

Vice President-elect JD Vance congratulated Miller on social media X and said, “He’s another great choice del presidente.” The announcement was first reported by CNN.

Miller was a senior adviser in Trump’s first term and was a central figure in many of his policy decisions, notably the government’s decision to separate thousands of migrant families as a deterrence strategy in 2018. Miller helped craft many of them Trump’s more radical speeches and planes on immigration.

Since Trump left el cargo, Miller has served as president of America First Legal, an organization of ex-Trump advocates conceived as a conservative version of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), challenging the administration of President Joe Biden, media companies, universities and other topics such as freedom of expression and religion and national security.

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