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Dean Cain to Be Sworn In as ICE Officer Under Expanded Recruitment Incentives

His honorary enlistment follows a campaign offering signing bonuses with age-limit waivers in a bid to fill 10,000 ICE roles

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Dean Cain speaks onstage at the "Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman" 25th Anniversary Reunion Panel during New York Comic Con at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center on October 5, 2018 in New York City. In the inset image, John Oliver accepts the Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series for "Last Week Tonight with John Oliver" during the 69th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards at the Microsoft Theater on September 17, 2017 in Los Angeles, California.
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Overview

  • Assistant DHS Secretary Tricia McLaughlin confirmed ICE has waived its maximum recruitment age so the 59-year-old actor can be sworn in as an honorary officer next month.
  • The Defend the Homeland initiative launched after Congress approved a $20 billion ICE funding boost and pairs $50,000 signing bonuses with student loan forgiveness.
  • The drive aims to recruit 10,000 new agents to support President Trump’s intensified deportation targets.
  • Comedians John Leguizamo and John Oliver have publicly mocked Cain’s enlistment, ridiculing his age and suggesting ICE’s desperation.
  • Advocates and critics highlight ICE’s controversial history of aggressive raids and politicized enforcement to question the symbolism of a celebrity joining the agency.