Former Superman actor Dean Cain has announced he will be sworn in as a US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent, backing President Donald Trump’s mass deportation agenda. Cain confirmed the move during an appearance on Fox News on Wednesday, saying he had spoken with officials and would join “ASAP”.
The actor, who starred in the 1990s television series Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman, said he was inspired to act after sharing an ICE recruitment video on Instagram. “This country was built on patriots stepping up, whether it was popular or not, and doing the right thing. I truly believe this is the right thing,” he told host Jesse Watters.
Cain, who is already a sworn deputy sheriff and reserve police officer, argued that the US has a “broken immigration system” and that Trump was delivering on a mandate. “He’s going to see it through, and I’ll do my part and help make sure it happens,” he said, urging other former officers and agents to join him in meeting recruitment goals.
ICE has intensified immigration raids since Trump returned to the White House, with a target of at least 3,000 arrests per day. The operations have drawn protests across the country, with critics citing detentions of undocumented people, legal residents, and even American citizens, alongside a deportation process that often bypasses due process.
Cain recently made headlines for calling the latest Superman film “woke” after director James Gunn described the character as an immigrant. While acknowledging Superman is an alien, Cain stressed that “there have to be limits” on immigration, saying “we can’t have everybody” in the US or “society will fail”.
