Ex-Superman actor Dean Cain has announced he is planning to join the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency, known as ICE.
In an interview on Wednesday, Cain, who is already a sworn law enforcement officer, said, "I will be sworn in as an ICE agent asap".
It comes after he released a video encouraging member of the public to join following a recruitment drive by the agency, which is behind the Trump administration's ramped-up immigrant deportation efforts, reports BBC.
Cain played the role of Superman between 1993 and 1997 in the TV series, Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman.
Cain has gone on to star in a number of other films and TV shows, and has also directed.
In a statement, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said Cain would be sworn in as an "honorary ICE Officer" in the coming month.
"Superman is encouraging Americans to become real-life superheroes by answering their country's call to join the brave men and women of ICE to help protect our communities to arrest the worst of the worst," said DHS assistant secretary Tricia McLaughlin.
In late July, ICE announced it was aiming to recruit an additional 10,000 new personnel, doubling the agency's headcount as it ramps up deportations across the country.
It is specifically hoping to recruit deportation officers, along with attorneys, criminal investigators, student visa adjudicators and other roles.
Speaking on Fox News on Wednesday, Cain said: "I put out a recruitment video yesterday - I'm actually a sworn deputy sheriff and a reserve police officer - I wasn't part of ICE, but once I put that out there and you put a little blurb on your show, it went crazy".
"So now I've spoken with some officials over at ICE, and I will be sworn in as an ICE agent asap."
"People have to step up. I'm stepping up. Hopefully a whole bunch of other former officers, former ICE agents will step up, and we'll meet those recruitment goals immediately and we'll help protect this country," Cain added.
US President Donald Trump has vowed to ramp up the pace of deportations from the US to one million per year.
