Cain announced his new role on the Fox News program Jesse Watters Primetime. The actor, who is also a sworn deputy sheriff and a reserve police officer, explained that he was a patriot "stepping up" to do what he believed was the "right thing."

John Leguizamo joined critics of Dean Cain on social media after the Superman actor sparked backlash for revealing he works for ICE.

Leguizamo isn’t the only actor calling Cain a “loser” for his decision. As EW notes, Glee star Kevin McHale X’d, “Imagine being so out of work and desperate for attention (I would know) that you join ICE? Fucking pathetic loser.”