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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    Key Trump aide is from Santa Monica. Is that why LA is being heavily targeted?

    President Trump’s Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller has pushed for hardline immigration policies. Some people, including Mayor Karen Bass, wonder if Miller wants revenge on his hometown.

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    By Madeleine Brand • Jul 9, 2025 • 1 min read

    President Trump’s Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller has pushed for hardline immigration policies. Some people, including Mayor Karen Bass, wonder if Miller wants revenge on his hometown.

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    What pushed 5 American families into homelessness
    1. 0:00Key Trump aide is from Santa Monica. Is that why LA is being heavily targeted?You’re reading this
    2. 11:16Are Republicans bowing to Trump even more than they used to?
    3. 22:20‘There Is No Place for Us’: How Americans were pushed into homelessness
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    The full episode

    1 of 3
    What pushed 5 American families into homelessness
    1. 0:00Key Trump aide is from Santa Monica. Is that why LA is being heavily targeted?You’re reading this
    2. 11:16Are Republicans bowing to Trump even more than they used to?
    3. 22:20‘There Is No Place for Us’: How Americans were pushed into homelessness
    Back to Press Play with Madeleine Brand