Dean Cain is encouraging Americans to become Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents.
The agency is in the middle of a massive hiring spree, hoping to bring on more officers to meet the demands set by President Donald Trump‘s mass deportation agenda. The actor best known for playing Superman praised the agency in a video shared to social media, touting the benefits that come with ICE employment.
“You can defend your homeland and get great benefits,” the former Superman said. “You don’t need an undergraduate degree. You can get started right away.”
Cain said that the increase in ICE arrests across the United States was “removing the worst of the worst from America’s streets, adding that the enforcement actions were something he “voted for.” The libertarian thinktank Cato Institute notes that 65% of ICE detainees taken into custody between October and June had no criminal record. Over 90% of them had never been convicted of a violent crime.
JOIN ICE!!We need your help to protect 🇺🇸 pic.twitter.com/cXcUaDcDhY
— Dean Cain (@RealDeanCain) August 5, 2025
Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said on Tuesday that ICE had received more than 80,000 applications for 10,000 positions. Though she touted the overwhelming response as a victory, she made additional moves that suggest ICE is struggling to recruit new employees. Noem announced the removal of age limits for ICE agents. Prospective officers previously aged out of consideration at 37. DHS also removed a lower age limit, allowing for applicants as young as 18 years old.
ICE under Noem has been roundly criticized for playing fast and loose with the constitutional rights of detainees and members of Congress. Hastily erected detention centers like Florida’s Alligator Alcatraz have been a regular source of horror stories from both detainees and employees.
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