Actor John Leguizamo publicly criticized fellow actor Dean Cain after Cain revealed he plans to be sworn in as an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent.
“What kind of loser volunteers to be an ICE officer? What a moron,” Leguizamo said in a video posted to Instagram on Friday, adding, “Dean Cain, your pronouns are has/been.” His remarks came in response to Cain’s recent public statements about joining the agency.
Cain, best known for portraying Superman in the 1990s television series Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman, has been in the spotlight again following the release of Warner Bros. and DC Studios’ Superman reboot in July. Before the film’s debut, he criticized director James Gunn for referring to Superman as an “immigrant” and claimed Hollywood had made the character “woke.”
Speaking on Fox News this week, Cain said he intends to be “sworn in as an ICE agent, ASAP.” He described the move as an act of patriotism, stating, “The U.S. was built on patriots stepping up, whether it was popular or not,” and called joining ICE “the right thing” to do.
Leguizamo, a long-time advocate for Latino representation in entertainment, has previously voiced concerns about underrepresentation. In a 2020 interview with People, he noted that Latinos make up nearly 20% of the U.S. population but account for less than 1% of Hollywood and streaming media stories.
Cain’s decision comes as ICE undergoes significant changes. In July, Congress approved a budget increase for the agency from $8 billion to roughly $28 billion, making it the highest-funded federal law enforcement agency. This week, ICE also announced the removal of its age limit for applicants, which had previously restricted eligibility to individuals between 21 and 40 years old.
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