Dean Cain Defends Decision To Join ICE After Live TV Clash With Political Strategist

Dean Cain didn’t hold back when confronted about his new role during an appearance on Piers Morgan Uncensored

Former Superman star Dean Cain grew visibly defensive during a heated exchange about his decision to join Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in a live television discussion with political strategist Tim Miller.

The two appeared together on Piers Morgan Uncensored on Monday (August 12), just days after Cain revealed the news in an Instagram post the week before.

Best known for playing the iconic superhero in the 1990s hit series Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman, the 59-year-old explained in that post that his motivation was to help ‘secure the safety of all Americans’.

Rather than simply talking about the issue from the sidelines, Cain decided to actively sign up for ICE himself.

Speaking to Fox News in a separate interview, he elaborated: “I will be sworn in as an ICE agent ASAP.”

His decision has divided opinion among his followers, and on Monday’s program, Miller was one of those directly questioning him about it.

During their exchange, Miller took aim at the idea that ‘somebody who is not trained would join ICE’, accusing the agency of ‘putting on masks’ and ‘nabbing people’. He added: “It’s a horrible policy. It is un-American.”

He continued by saying: “They came through a legal process and now we’ve got ICE agents, and apparently former Superman actors are going to jump out of vans and nab them and hold them in deportation cells. That’s insane. Like, that’s not how you act in a free country.”

Cain quickly pushed back, accusing Miller of ‘denigrating’ him solely because of his acting background, responding with: “I don’t understand why you have to go, you know, a former untrained actor.”

“I’m not untrained. I’ve been a sheriff’s deputy for almost 10 years. I’ve been a sworn sheriff’s deputy and a reserve police officer. So, I don’t know why you’re saying untrained.”

He went on to say: ” And by the way, when you join ICE, they train you. So, to say that and try to denigrate because I’m an actor, I shouldn’t be able to be concerned about what’s going on with our borders or with our law enforcement agencies, is denigrating. It’s ridiculous. Should I say because you’re a former Republican strategist, you have no no say on anything? That’s baloney.”

Dean Cain described ICE agents as ‘wonderful’Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images for New York Comic Con

“Denigrating somebody because they’re doing this because of what they used to do or what they do or whether they’re an actor or a writer or a newscaster is ridiculous…”

“And there’s been over a 100,000 people who have who have put in applications for ICE. So clearly there is a desire for people to step up and serve this country.”

When asked whether he would be fully aware of the rights of individuals he might encounter as an agent, Cain acknowledged that he’s ‘not an ICE agent yet’. However, he argued that current ICE agents are being unfairly ‘villanized’ in public discourse.

“You’re going out and you’re villainizing these ICE agents who are trying to uphold the law.” he said. “These are wonderful men and women. They shouldn’t be attacked. Their families shouldn’t be attacked. They’re doing their job.”

Tricia McLaughlin, a spokesperson for the Department of Homeland Security, confirmed that Cain will indeed be joining ICE, adding that he is set to be ‘sworn in as an honorary ICE Officer in the coming month’.

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