‘superman’ Wants To Detain And Deport Illegal Immigrants

Ex-Superman character Dean Cain has announced plans to go a US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) supplier truthful he tin thief detain and deport group labelled arsenic forbidden immigrants aliases US residents deemed vulnerable to nan country.

“For those who don’t know, I americium a sworn rule enforcement officer, arsenic good arsenic being a filmmaker, and 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, 59, said.

“If you want to thief prevention America, ICE is arresting nan worst of nan worst and removing them from America’s streets. I for illustration that. I voted for that,” Cain said. “They request your help. We request your thief to protect our homeland and our families.”

‘Worst of nan worst’

However, Cain mightiness not person nan correct information, aliases he mightiness person chosen to disregard nan truth that not each ICE detainees are nan “worst of nan worst”, arsenic he said.

Several reports show that betwixt 65 per cent and 71 per cent of each immigrants detained by ICE person nary criminal record. On June 20th, nan Cato Institute said sources adjacent to ICE person shared accusation pinch them that supports nan statement.

“New nonpublic information from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) bespeak that nan authorities is chiefly detaining individuals pinch nary criminal convictions of immoderate kind,” nan institute stated. “Also, among those pinch criminal convictions, they are overwhelmingly not nan convulsive offences that ICE continuously uses to warrant its deportation agenda.”

“Using public data from Customs and Border Protection (CBP)—which does not see specifications of criminal convictions—we tin spot nan inclination successful ICE book-ins from nan commencement of nan Trump administration,” Cato said, providing nan nexus to beryllium pinch ICE statistic that overmuch little than half of group arrested are really criminals.

71% person nary criminal record

The Trac Immigration website besides provides charismatic statistic and impervious that”40,461 retired of 56,945—or 71.1% held successful ICE detention person nary criminal condemnation according to information existent arsenic of July 27, 2025. Many of those convicted committed only insignificant offences, including postulation violations.”

President Donald Trump has vowed to ramp up nan gait of deportations from nan US to 1 cardinal per year. Part of that effort has included accrued migration raids since he became president.

On July 29th, ICE announced it was offering recruitment bonuses of up to $50,000 (£37,700) and student indebtedness thief to Americans willing successful helping pinch nan Trump administration’s deportation drive.

“People person to measurement up. I’m stepping up. Hopefully, a full bunch of different erstwhile officers, erstwhile ICE agents will measurement up, and we’ll meet those recruitment goals immediately, and we’ll thief protect this country,” Cain added.

‘A surgery migration system’

“We person a surgery migration system. Congress needs to hole it, but successful nan interim, President Trump ran connected this. He is delivering connected this. This is what group voted for. It’s what I voted for and he’s going to spot it through, and I’ll do my portion and thief make judge it happens,” he stated.

In a statement, nan Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said Cain would beryllium sworn successful arsenic an “honorary ICE Officer” successful nan coming month.

“Superman is encouraging Americans to go real-life superheroes by answering their country’s telephone to subordinate nan brave men and women of ICE to thief protect our communities and apprehension nan worst of nan worst,” said DHS adjunct caput Tricia McLaughlin.

The national rule enforcement agency has aggressively ramped up migration raids since Trump’s return to nan White House and was precocious awarded $75bn successful other backing arsenic portion of nan president’s “big beautiful bill”, which includes billions for hiring an further 10,000 ICE agents by 2029.

Cain portrayed DC Comics fable Clark Kent and his superhero alias, Superman, connected “Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman” from 1993-1997. The ABC dramedy, which besides starred Teri Hatcher and Lane Smith, earned 5 Primetime Emmy nominations during its four-year run.