ICE is Picking Fights with Everyone

I guess federal agents can't hit their quotas by primarily targeting people accused of Existing While Brown.

View in Browser  Wednesday, February 11, 2026 You might have thought ICE was solely targeting Latino Americans for detention. And, let's be clear, they are definitely being targeted. But in a recent column, Charles P. Pierce comments on the detainment of a white man from Ireland. If that news comes as a shock to you, just remember that a few months ago the president slapped a $100,000 application fee on H-1B visas for exceptionally talented people, which made an anti-immigration statement to countries around the world. He's picking fights with everyone. No one is safe. You can read Pierce's take below.   – Chris Hatler, deputy editor Plus: Trump is totally willing to surrender us to environmental collapse Kid Rock swears he didn't lip-sync on Turning Point USA's halftime show I took my dad to the Super Bowl to fulfill his dream. I'll never forget it. Are We Really Shocked That ICE Has Started Detaining White European Immigrants? I guess federal agents can't hit their quotas by primarily targeting people accused of Existing While Brown, so the system is being turned on itself. Seamus Culleton owns a plastering business hereabouts. Of course, he's caught up having a bit of trouble running it from his present residence in an ICE prison in El Paso. He is also now a test case, at least partly because he's a white European man caught up in a despicable policy aimed primarily at people accused of Existing While Brown.   The system is cracking up. It is being overwhelmed with victims of the administration's lunatic quota system. Judges are complaining. Prosecutors are quitting by the carload. Seamus Culleton got caught up in a system that is being turned on itself.  READ THE STORY Somewhere in the multiverse, there's a Spider-Man who prowls 1930s New York like a gritty detective. Anthony Breznican has the exclusive first-look at the upcoming Prime Video series Spider-Man Noir. >> Jeanine Pirro is a clown, and easily the least competent one in the Trump administration. Charles P. Pierce explains why the U.S. attorney's attempt to indict members of Congress failed. >> You're Running Out of Time to Get Valentine's Day Gifts. Here Are 30 Ideas on Amazon. Valentine's Day is, somehow, just a few days away—which means if you haven't snagged a gift yet, the pressure is on. The good news? Last-minute doesn't have to look last-minute. If you've got Amazon Prime, you've got a fighting chance, because two-day shipping can turn a looming romantic deadline into a perfectly timed doorstep save (assuming the delivery gods are feeling generous before that big dinner reservation).   So what's worth adding to your cart when time is short? Start with the classics that never miss: a great box of chocolates, an adorable stuffed animal, maybe a sophisticated and sexy candle. Then level up with gifts that have built-in quality time, like a Lego bouquet you can build together, or plan an at-home couple's spa-night kit with luxe self-care staples. Bottom line: Don't panic. By Bellamy Richardson and Elly Leavitt James Van Der Beek Was Every Bit the Man He Appeared On Screen We met James Van Der Beek in 1998, as the title character in the WB drama Dawson's Creek. The Creek, as you called it when you explained why you were busy on Wednesday nights, blew up out of the box, helping The WB find its teen serial lane along with shows like Buffy The Vampire Slayer and Felicity, and later Charmed and Smallville. Like the characters on the rest of those shows, the kids on The Creek had superpowers, and theirs was the coolest of all: they talked like wise, insightful grownups who'd read a lot of books. You may not be able to slay vampires or do witch shit with your sisters or be a developing Superman, and you would certainly never have Keri Russell's hair, but you could talk like a thesaurus and come off like you understood more than you did, like the kids on The Creek did. Dawson Leery's superpower was an enthusiasm for film and a wide vocabulary. James Van Der Beek had that jawline and that hair and that name, but he also had that real and palpable intelligence. He was the heartthrob who made you want to go to the library. By Dave Holmes Follow Us Unsubscribe | Manage Preferences | Privacy Notice | CA Notice at Collection Esquire is a publication of Hearst Magazines. ©2026 Hearst Magazine Media, Inc. All Rights Reserved. This email was sent by Hearst Magazines, 300 West 57th Street, New York, NY 10019-3779