Stephen Miller
Role at the time: Author of the original X post
Defended or excused
Statement summary
Miller criticizes the Stanford ruling as forcing the United States to admit and retain foreigners who hate the country. He says it will not stand.
“A district court judge says America must admit and keep foreigners who hate America and hate Americans. Court-ordered civilizational suicide. It will not stand.”
Read the original post (opens in a new tab)Stephen Miller responds to the speech-based deportation rulingPost 2093865962730651942, quoting POLITICO post 2093745419503460529
Miller quotes a POLITICO headline about speech-based student deportations. Democracy Now presents his post as a response to the Stanford Daily ruling in its September 4 interview.
Why we used this label
Miller rejects the ruling against the government's use of the challenged provisions and justifies retaining the power in terms of excluding foreigners he describes as hostile. Relative to that government conduct, his position is a defense.