Stephen Miller urged DHS agents to force confrontations with protesters

Stephen Miller told Department of Homeland Security officials to force confrontations with protesters in Minneapolis. The order came during the federal response to demonstrations and preceded the death of Alex Pretti after agents moved on demonstrators. The Illinois Accountability Commission has requested testimony from Trump administration officials about the Midway Blitz operation connected to those actions. This matters because a senior White House adviser pushed aggressive enforcement, raising urgent questions about oversight and legal accountability.