It’s abhorrent that the current regime is making Americans fearful that they may be snatched from their homes or detained at the border—and possibly dispatched to a concentration camp in another country, or worse, Florida.

I understand I must be consistent in my denunciation of ICE and their arbitrary, usually racist raids and detentions—no one should be worried they won’t be able to return home to their family and friends, be they citizen, legal resident, or undocumented.

But damn it, every time a member of the Leopards Eating People’s Faces Party has their face eaten by a leopard, I savor—however briefly and against my better angels—that bittersweet schadenfreude:

Michael Rosenfield, NBC News:

Chris Landry is a legal U.S. resident and has lived in the Granite State since he was 3 years old. He has a partner, five children and a job in manufacturing.

He was stopped Sunday at the border in Houlton, Maine, while returning from a family vacation. […]

Three hours later, the 46-year-old was told he couldn’t come home, despite having a green card and being a legal U.S. resident. […]

As a Canadian citizen, he couldn’t vote for president, but he supported Donald Trump. […]

“I was definitely all for ‘Make America Great Again,’ and having a strong, unified country, and a bright future for my five American children, but now I feel a little differently,” he said. “I’ve been torn from my family. My life has been disregarded completely.”

Regan Morris, BBC News:

If Arpineh Masihi could vote, she would have cast her ballot for Donald Trump. She’s a devout supporter of the US president – even now that she’s locked up as an illegal immigrant.

“He’s doing the right thing because lots of these people don’t deserve to be here,” Arpineh told the BBC over the phone from the Adelanto immigrant detention centre in California’s Mojave Desert.

“I will support him until the day I die. He’s making America great again.”

I’m not about to let this regime turn me into someone who delights in the suffering of others just because they voted against their own best interests.

But please do allow a momentary smirk.