Stephen Miller, President Donald Trump’s longtime immigration policy architect and current White House Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy and Homeland Security Advisor, delivered a powerful message on X calling for the restoration of U.S. sovereignty. His post drew a sharp line between what he described as an invasion and the legal debates now playing out in federal courts.

Miller argued that the situation at the southern border should not be seen as normal civil enforcement. “We were invaded and occupied,” he wrote. He claimed that entire communities had been taken over and that the nation’s resources and democratic institutions had suffered in the process.

The fundamental error in how immigration is being discussed in the courts and media is pretending that what happened to us over the last four years is a routine civil enforcement matter.

NO.

We were invaded and occupied. Entire neighborhoods were conquered.

Entire towns were…

— Stephen Miller (@StephenM) March 29, 2025

In the message, Miller said the 2024 election served as a national vote to reject the Biden administration’s open-border policies and to restore American control. He stressed that if every illegal immigrant is granted an individual trial before removal, then the country will not see the return to order that voters chose.

Miller pointed to Article 4, Section 4 of the U.S. Constitution, which he said gives the president the duty to stop an invasion. He rejected the idea that any district judge could block that constitutional mandate.

Miller’s comments come as left-wing media outlets and activist judges continue to push back against the Trump administration’s efforts to end mass illegal immigration. Legal challenges have repeatedly slowed down or blocked Trump’s executive actions intended to restore the country’s borders.

According to Miller, the stakes are too high for half-measures. He said that liberation from the current crisis will only happen when the foreign nationals who entered the country unlawfully are removed and the cartels driving the crisis are dismantled.

Miller has long been a favorite among conservatives for his unwavering approach to securing the border. His post reinforced the belief among Trump supporters that Washington must stand up to outside influences and judicial overreach trying to undo the will of the American people.

In the final lines of his message, Miller declared that the battle to reclaim the country is not over: “Liberation will be achieved.”