Former Superman actor Dean Cain to become ICE agent for Trump administration
Dean Cain, who played Superman during the 1990s on television, has revealed his plans to become an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent in Donald Trump’s administration.
Since getting into office, Trump has ramped up immigration raids all over the United States, which has led to mass protests in Los Angeles that saw authorities use tear gas in an attempt to curb demonstrations.
According to Reuters, over 100,000 people were arrested by ICE from January 20th, the day Trump returned to the Oval Office, to the first week of June. As of June 15th, more than 56,000 people were in custody.
Cain, a prominent supporter of the Republican politician, confirmed his plans to join ICE during an appearance on Fox News on August 6th. He explained: “I’m actually a sworn deputy sheriff and a reserve police officer – I wasn’t part of Ice, but once I put that out there and you put a little blurb on your show, it went crazy.”
The actor added: “So now I’ve spoken with some officials over at Ice, and I will be sworn in as an Ice agent, ASAP.”
Explaining his decision to join the controversial department, Cain added, “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 then said that America has a “broken immigration system”, which Trump “ran on” a promise to fix, and according to Cain, he is “delivering on” this pledge. Cain continued: “This is what people voted for. It’s what I voted for and he’s going to see it through, and I’ll do my part and help make sure it happens.”
Last month, Cain criticised James Gunn’s recent Superman movie and claimed the superhero franchise had become “woke”. He said of the film’s pro-immigration message: “I don’t think it’s a great idea. I think if you wanna create a new character, go ahead and do that, but for me, Superman has always stood for truth, justice and the American way. And the American way is immigrant-friendly — tremendously immigrant-friendly, but there are rules.”
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