Stephen Miller Lowers Public Profile After Deadly ICE Raid

Stephen Miller, a top adviser to President Donald Trump, has stepped back from public view following a deadly federal immigration operation in Minneapolis that killed two U.S. citizens and drew widespread criticism of the administration's enforcement tactics. The incident, part of a broader crackdown on undocumented immigrants, has prompted a shift in strategy, though Miller continues to shape policy from behind the scenes.

In January 2025, Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents conducting arrests in Minneapolis clashed with protesters, resulting in the fatal shootings of Alex Pretti, a 36-year-old intensive care unit nurse, and Renee Good, a 37-year-old veterans affairs nurse. The operation was one in a series of aggressive sweeps ordered by the administration, targeting cities including Los Angeles, Washington, D.C., Chicago and Portland. Officials said the agents aimed to meet a goal of 3,000 daily detentions of suspected undocumented individuals, a target Miller had urged during a visit to ICE headquarters the previous spring.

Miller initially described Pretti as a would-be assassin in a post on X, but video footage from eyewitnesses showed the protesters posing no...