Superman vs. ICE agent. In Pilsen incident, ICE agent is hero

Photo: Estaban Lopez via unsplash.com/@exxteban.

In Chicago’s Pilsen neighborhood, a mural showing Superman punching an ICE agent was vandalized—but only Superman got hit. The ICE agent in the painting was left untouched.

According to the Chicago Sun-Times, red paint was splashed across Superman’s face and body, but not a drop touched the officer he was fighting (Sun-Times, July 6, 2025).

That says a lot, doesn’t it?

We’re living in a country where the hero gets defaced and the oppressor gets a pass.

ICE has separated families, locked up kids, and raided homes like something out of a bad history book. ICE acts more like the Gestapo than a protector of freedom. But when an artist paints that truth, it’s the truth that gets spray-painted over.

This isn’t just about a mural.

It’s about what America is choosing to stand for—and right now, it looks like we’re siding with the wrong guy.

When Superman’s the one under attack, it’s clear we’ve mixed up who the villains really are.