The Week - October 23, 2026 - Volume 26 Issue 1310

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October 23, 2026 issue of The Week surveys major U.S. and international developments through curated sections including main news, controversies, people, briefing, columns, and cartoons. It highlights a campus “money game” discussion and a disturbing account of immigration crackdowns involving ICE, arrests, and reported impacts on children. The issue also covers global stakes around Ukraine, including how Trump’s posture toward Putin intersects with battlefield aid and intelligence access.

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Pages40

Reading Time1 h 41 min

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OCTOBER 23, 2026 VOLUME 26 ISSUE 1310 TALKING POINTS Guilfoyle’s scandalous downfall p.17 Tag team Why Trump is siding with Putin against Ukraine p.4 BRIEFING The money game on campus p.11 PEOPLE How he became a meme p.10 A Beecnk THEBESTOFTHE U.S. AND INTERNATIONAL MEDIA ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT EVERYTHING THAT MATTERS THEWEEK.COM AP, Getty 3 Contents NEWS 4 Main Stories 6 Controversy of the Week 7 U.S. ata Glance 8 World ata Glance 10 People 11 Briefing 12 Best U.S. Columns 14 Best International Columns 15 Best European Columns 16 Talking Points 18 Cartoons 20 Technology 21 Health & Science ARTS 22 Books 23 Author of the Week 24 Art & Music 25 Film 26 Television LEISURE 27 Food & Drink 28 Travel 30 Properties BUSINESS 32 News ata Glance 33 Making Money 34 Best Columns OTHER 35 Obituaries 36 The Last Word 38 Puzzle Page A Kyiv resident surveys the damage following a Russian missile strike. (p.4) mid the noise generated by his Afailinlyzedgowaril mawrkiteht,Iranand,the paraAI dooms-day scenarios, President Trump has quietly ramped up his immigration crackdown, with ICE racking up a record 50,925 arrests in August. But there was nothing quiet about what happened on the streets of upper Manhattan last week (see U.S. Map, p.7). Oscar Belgal, an undocumented Dominican immigrant, had just picked up his 5-year-old son from school when masked men armed with assault-style rifles approached his vehicle. They were ICE officers, but how was Belgal to know? One was wearing a highvisibility construction vest. Belgal allegedly tried to accelerate away—not the first time he’d attempted to flee immigration officers. Instead of shooting out the tires, though, they shot him in the neck. Belgal’s young son saw it all from the back seat. Belgal, 28, has a rap sheet. He’s been arrested numerous times for drug dealing and larceny. Federal officials claim he’s with the Trinitarios gang, which has been linked to last year’s shooting of an off-duty customs officer in Manhattan.(Belgal denies having ties to the gang.) But while the MAGA world cheers another“thug” being swept off the streets, a child has been left deeply traumatized—still unable to speak, according to his mother. And the innocent victims are piling up. According to the Brookings Institution, more than 35,000 children have been, in essence, orphaned by ICE as their parents are disappeared into unmarked vans (or ambulances). Thousands of these kids—many of them U.S. citizens—have been dumped like hand-me-down clothing into the care of relatives, friends, foster families, or, in some cases, predatory monsters. Following his mother’s deportation in January, 2-year-old Orlin Hernandez Reyes was placed by ICE in the custody of his aunt’s estranged partner, Samuel Maldonado Erazo, who was known to be dangerous. Maldonado was charged in March with Orlin’s murder—the boy had been found with broken bones, lighter burns, and signs of sexual battery. (Maldonado has pleaded not guilty.) To many in the Trump administration, ICE’s cruelty is the point. And it won’t be easily forgotten. Zach Schonbrun Deputy editor/Business Ben Affleck (p.10) Visit us at [TheWeek.com](TheWeek.com) [For customer service go to](For customer service go to TheWeek.com/service)[ TheWeek.com/service](For customer service go to TheWeek.com/service)[ ](For customer service go to TheWeek.com/service)[or](ortheweek@cdsfulfillment.com)[theweek@cdsfulfillment.com](ortheweek@cdsfulfillment.com) [Renew a subscription at](Renew a subscription at RenewTheWeek.com)[ RenewTheWeek.com](Renew a subscription at RenewTheWeek.com)[ ](Renew a subscription at RenewTheWeek.com)[or give a gift at](or give a gift at GiveTheWeek.com)[ GiveTheWeek.com](or give a gift at GiveTheWeek.com) Editor-in-chief: Theunis Bates ([theweekeditors@futurenet.com](theweekeditors@futurenet.com)) Editor-at-large: William Falk Executive editor

FAQs

What core topics does this issue cover?

It covers main news stories, controversies, people, briefing, columns, cartoons, plus arts, leisure, business, other sections, and includes technology and health & science highlights.

What immigration-related case is described in the U.S. main story?

The issue recounts an incident involving ICE officers and an undocumented father, describing a reported shooting and the child’s trauma, then discusses broader claims about children impacted by ICE custody actions.

How does the issue frame developments connected to Ukraine and Putin?

It summarizes claims that Trump’s actions and dealings involving Putin and diesel relate to Ukraine’s access to U.S. intelligence and battlefield support, alongside discussion of diplomatic and military consequences.

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