Stephen Miller, Trump’s point person on immigration for nearly a decade, will be the White House deputy chief of staff for policy, CNN first reported Monday. Vice President-elect Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio) confirmed the news, congratulating Miller.

Trump 2024 campaign senior advisors Dan Scavino and Stephen Miller are among four new cabinet picks announced by the Trump-Vance transition team on Wednesday as the president-elect continues to fill up his incoming administration at breakneck speed.

Miller was the architect of Trump's hardline first-term immigration politics. His job comes before key Cabinet roles, including Treasury and Defense.

Stephen Miller, Trump's pick to be deputy chief of staff for policy, was the face of his immigration policy in his first term.

President-elect Donald Trump is reportedly gearing up to name Stephen Miller, his former senior adviser and a hardliner on immigration, to serve as his deputy chief of staff for policy, CNN reported.

Miller previously served as the senior adviser for policy and White House director of speechwriting under Trump’s first term, and his appointment comes as little surprise: The 39-year-old was expected—since at least the beginning of the year—to reenter the West Wing as the leading expert on “America First” immigration policy.