By Richard Seymour
Patreon, 29 January 2026
You want to break the regime's ICE offensive? Get [Stephen] Miller.
"This, briefly, is a lifelong political obsession for Miller. He is now back in the White House with general authority extending well beyond Homeland Security. He lobbied for Trump to invoke the Alien Enemies Act and for a massive funding surge for ICE. The use of the Alien Enemies Act, declaring migration an invasion, has long been a strategic goal of white supremacists. And for Miller it comes with the crucial benefit that, for the right, this gives the executive practically unlimited power to deal with the crisis. Miller has claimed that Trump has ‘plenary authority’, meaning his authority is practically limitless. The idea of using paramilitary force, organised as anti-immigration enforcement, to attack the left, comes from Miller. Even the propaganda themes, blitzing the press with endless garish examples of immigrant venality and criminality, and the fascination with migrants’ tattoos as evidence of gang affiliation, is Miller. The scope and latitude given him by Trump is also evidenced by his involvement in other policies like defunding universities and abducting Maduro. He’s having the time of his life, prosecuting the war he always dreamed of.
"Miller is dangerous because he is a politically committed fascist who ultimately wants an authoritarian state to remake America’s demographic composition — but he has also over-reached. Some Republicans see the danger. Miller’s lies are too obvious, his operational decisions are destroying their credibility on an issue they thought they owned, and will likely cost them the mid-terms. But Miller has the authority he does in the regime because he has been loyal to Trump and has ingratiated himself with those closest to him. He’s an excellent court flatterer and factionalist. Lindsey Graham probably accurately senses the balance of power when he tells Republicans that Miller is going nowhere.
"And yet, Miller is under pressure."
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