# Trump says deportation policy ‘might have been too tough’ as Miller begins chief-of-staff role

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- The Guardian, 2026-11-09 10:53 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2026/nov/09/donald-trump-stephen-miller-immigration-midterms-iran-qatar-economy-latest-news-updates

> Donald Trump said his administration may have been too aggressive in deportations and that he would consider an arrangement allowing some undocumented immigrants to stay. He said the policy contributed to Republicans’ midterm losses, even as Stephen Miller, an architect of the crackdown, began as White House chief of staff. Trump also discussed the 2028 succession race, a meeting with Qatar’s prime minister and the cancellation of a deportation flight carrying Iranian nationals.

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