Dean Cain, Superman Actor From 'lois And Clark' Tv Show, Joins Ice

Dean Cain, nan character champion known for playing nan Man of Steel connected nan 1990s tv bid “Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman,” said this week he planned to go an serviceman for Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

The actor’s move comes arsenic nan Trump management carries retired an fierce wide deportation programme crossed nan nation.

Cain, 59, announced nan news Wednesday successful a video connected his Instagram account. “I felt it was important to subordinate pinch our first responders to thief unafraid nan information of each Americans, not conscionable talk astir it, truthful I joined up,” Cain said, speaking straight to nan camera arsenic John Williams’ taxable from nan 1978 “Superman” movie plays.

He went connected to implore different group successful nan U.S. to subordinate ICE arsenic officers, touting nan job’s net and benefits. In an quality connected Fox News’ “Jesse Waters Primetime” later connected Wednesday, Cain said: “I will beryllium sworn successful arsenic an ICE supplier ASAP.”

Dean Cain. Presley Ann / Getty Images for Family Film and and TV Awards file

Cain is 1 of President Donald Trump’s astir vocal supporters successful Hollywood. He publically endorsed Trump successful nan 2016, 2020 and 2024 statesmanlike elections. In an question and reply pinch Variety past month, Cain said: “I emotion President Trump. I’ve been friends pinch him forever… Trump is really 1 of nan astir empathetic, wonderful, generous group you’ll ever meet.”

ICE has precocious ramped up recruitment efforts arsenic it seeks to transportation retired Trump’s calls for wide deportations. The agency has promoted incentives for recruits, including imaginable $50,000 signing bonuses and nan anticipation of up to $60,000 successful student indebtedness repayments. The Department of Homeland Security has besides removed property limits for caller hires.

Trump’s management is attempting to enact a sweeping migration enforcement agenda. ICE, responding to unit from nan White House to dramatically summation arrests, detained much than 2,200 group successful a azygous time successful June — nan astir migrant arrests successful nan agency’s history.

ICE agents person drawn aggravated scrutiny for arresting group who person nary known criminal histories and utilizing arguable tactics, including wearing look coverings and detaining group astatine migration tribunal hearings.

ICE’s resources person grown substantially pursuing nan transition of “the Big Beautiful Bill,” Trump’s signature home legislation, which provided $14.4 cardinal successful backing for migrant removals and 10,000 caller ICE agents. “This will thief ICE execute arsenic galore arsenic 1 cardinal deportations per year,” Homeland Security said successful a news release.

Cain has much than 200 acting credits connected nan Internet Movie Database. He has appeared successful various faith-based films, including nan 2014 Christian play “God’s Not Dead.”