Trump is stacking his White House with immigration hawks

President-elect Donald Trump is set to install immigration hawks for two major White House roles, key positions that don’t require Senate confirmation and will enable them to enact his sweeping immigration agenda across the federal government.

Tom Homan, his pick for “border czar,” and Stephen Miller, his deputy White House chief of staff for policy, won’t formally helm any arms of government, but they are likely to carry enormous sway with cabinet secretaries and agency directors. They are expected to be viewed as the president’s direct emissaries, empowered to push for specific actions and track progress implementing Trump’s agenda.

Their portfolios will include some of Trump’s biggest immigration promises in the Department of Homeland Security: mass deportations, the expansion of immigration detention capacity and the hiring of thousands of border agents.