Unelected and unaccounted for, Stephen Miller became one of the most powerful men in modern American history.
Shortly after Alex Preti was killed by a Minneapolis immigration officer during Operation Metro Surge, Stephen Miller publicly labeled him a domestic terrorist. The statement outraged Minnesotans and Americans across the country who are still grieving the death of Renee Good, who was killed during the same immigration raid just weeks earlier.
The death sparked a series of firings and resignations at multiple government agencies. But there is still no accountability for Stephen Miller, the architect of Operation Metro Surge and at least nine other immigration enforcement operations that have sent Border Patrol and ICE agents onto the streets of democratically run cities across the country.
In Stephen Miller’s War, Fault Lines investigates why Miller directed the Department of Homeland Security to carry out these operations and examines why Miller was never held accountable for the deaths and alleged abuses that occurred under his leadership.
The film charts Miller’s rise from right-wing provocateur to one of the most influential figures in the administration. Through an examination of homeland security operations in Democratic-led cities, Stephen Miller’s War explores his role in expanding executive power and using immigration enforcement as a tool to advance what critics describe as a new era of authoritarian rule in the United States.
Published June 11, 2026
