A far-right darling in the White House was the one who convinced Trump the US should separate parents from their children at the border

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• The New York Times reported President Donald Trump’s “zero-tolerance” policy that separates families at the US-Mexico border was the work of White House senior policy adviser Stephen Miller.
• Miller pushed the policy to fruition after March’s increase in illegal immigration, which Trump touted as a top priority in his 2016 campaign.
• The policy has drawn criticism from lawmakers in and outside of the Trump administration.

President Donald Trump’s “zero-tolerance” policy that separates families at the US-Mexico border was the work of White House senior policy adviser Stephen Miller.

The New York Times reported the origin of the controversial policy on Saturday. Miller, a 32-year-old policy specialist, followed the momentum of March’s peak in illegal immigration numbers since Trump took office to push the policy.

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