The New York Times’ Maggie Haberman reported that Stephen Miller, the newly reintroduced advisor set to serve as President-elect Donald Trump’s deputy chief of staff for policy, will have a “vast” portfolio that will likely “far exceed” his title on Monday.

Haberman teased her story with colleague Jonathan Swan on X, formerly Twitter, by noting that his new position “undersells how much power he is expected to have.” She and Swan went on to report that “Stephen Miller, an immigration hard-liner and adviser to President-elect Donald J. Trump, is taking over policy planning for the transition and is expected to be named deputy chief of staff in the incoming administration, according to people briefed on the matter.”

They continued:

It remains to be seen how broad Mr. Miller’s portfolio will be, but it is expected to be vast and to far exceed what the eventual title will convey, according to the people briefed on the matter.

A Trump spokesman did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Mr. Miller also did not respond to a message seeking comment.

Mr. Miller’s views are favored by Mr. Trump’s hard-line base. Vice President-elect JD Vance and Donald Trump Jr., who has been influential in the transition, praised the prospective choice on X, the website formerly known as Twitter.

As a senior advisor to Trump during his first administration, Miller pushed the president to adopt a number of policies favored by immigration hawks, including the travel ban implemented in 2017, as well as the separation of children from their parents at the southern border.

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