Superman Actor Dean Cain To Be 'Sworn In As An ICE Agent A.S.A.P.'

Dean Cain, who played Superman in a 1990s TV series, said on Wednesday that he's being sworn in as an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer.

Cain posted a video to his Instagram on Wednesday urging people to join ICE. He later appeared on the Fox News program “Jesse Watters Primetime” to discuss what he called the "recruitment video" and revealed that he would be joining the agency.

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"Now I've spoken with some officials over at ICE and I will be sworn in as an ICE agent A.S.A.P.," Cain said.

The actor insinuated that his role at the immigration enforcement agency may be less than full-fledged.

Asked if he would be “hopping out of ICE vans and apprehending guys,” Cain said "I somehow doubt I will be in that position" but would do whatever acting director Todd Lyons asks of him.

"These brave men and women need someone to stand up for them," Cain said.

Cain was previously sworn in as a reserve police officer for the St. Anthony Police Department and the Pocatello Police Department, which are both in Idaho. He’s also a reserve deputy sheriff with the Frederick County, Virginia Sheriff’s Office, KTLA reported.

He lives in the Las Vegas area.

Cpl. Anderson supporting local area law enforcement as St. Anthony PD swears in Reserve Officer Dean Cain who played Superman in the TV series Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman. #BackTheBlue pic.twitter.com/AT9avH1vtE
— Idaho State Police - East Idaho (@ISPEasternID) June 19, 2018

Cain's announcement about joining ICE comes as the agency is on a hiring spree. As part of a bid to hire 10,000 new officers, ICE is offering a signing bonus of up to $50,000, up to $60,000 in student loan repayment and 25% premium pay.

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Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem on Wednesday said ICE was removing age limits for officers, which was previously 40 years old.

Cain is 59. He starred for four seasons as Superman/Clark Kent on "Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman" beginning in 1993.

Immigration detentions in Southern California fell significantly in July after a federal court order limited the scope of immigration-enforcement operations by barring random or race-based stops. Despite the court order, federal agents conducted a raid Wednesday at a Los Angeles Home Depot.

Multiple arrests were made after agents arrived outside the Westlake store in a Penske rental truck in what one U.S. Border Patrol Sector Chief Greg Bovino called “Operation Trojan Horse."

The agents burst from the rear of the truck then ran toward a group of people amassed near a sidewalk food stand. The crowd scattered when they spotted the federal agents. In the end, 16 people were arrested.