Miller Shaped DOJ Memo Favoring Institutionalization Over Community Disability Care

Unnamed sources say White House adviser Stephen Miller pushed a June DOJ memo that would let states prioritize institutionalization over community-based disability care, arguing it could reduce homelessness; the memo followed friction with the Civil Rights Division over settlements moving people with mental illness out of institutions. White House and DOJ deny Miller’s involvement, maintaining the memo was independently developed by the Office of Legal Counsel, while critics warn it threatens longstanding disability-rights protections despite mixed evidence on homelessness.