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SUPERMAN is a Refugee and an Undocumented Immigrant! [1]
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Date: 2025-07-25
SUPERMAN is a Refugee and an Undocumented Immigrant!
THIS IS A FANTASY ABOUT A FANTASY! TOTALLY INVENTED BY ME, the author of this post! It is not real!
I never gave it any consideration, any thought at all, because, well, dude, it’s Superman! However, the political climate in the United States in 2025 finds us in a proto-fascist environment. Based on mythology promoted by President T-Rump that ALL undocumented immigrants are criminals guilty of a variety of heinous crimes, such as rape, murder, drug trafficking, and human trafficking, federal authorities across various government agencies engage in maximum enforcement of immigration laws as they relate to undocumented immigrants, a.k.a. “illegal aliens.” In short, people get hunted, rounded up, arrested, and deported despite their lived experience in the United States, their contributions to their respective communities, and their lack of criminal behavior. In some cases, people got arrested because they “look like” they’re “illegal.”
Enter Superman, a refugee named Kal-El from Krypton, a planet that blew up. The infant Kal-El landed on Kansas farmland in a ship his parents Jor-El and Lara managed to launch before the end of Krypton. Johnathan and Martha Kent adopted the baby Kal-El and renamed him Clark Kent. Somehow, they managed to keep the baby’s superpowers a secret, and he grew up and devoted himself to helping those in need, whether his work involved disaster relief, fighting criminals, or upholding the United States Constitution.
However, in 2025, sophisticated facial recognition technology in an obscure office at the National Security Agency (NSA) showed that Clark Kent and Superman were the same person. This happened despite the efforts of Ma and Pa Kent, who helped Clark/Kal-El learn how to slightly alter his face when he switched identities. They never really discussed this in the comics, but one of Superman’s abilities was that he could manipulate the muscles and bones on his face and alter his appearance just enough to look like a different person. Nevertheless, the technician at the NSA immediately contacted Thomas Homan, the director of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Homan’s hard-line stance on so-called “illegal immigrants” was well-known. On Fox News in November 2024, he said that "When you enter this country illegally, you have committed a crime. You are a criminal. And you’re not off the table." In other words, you’re guilty and can be arrested and deported.
Homan quietly dispatched a squad of ICE agents to Kansas, and Ma and Pa Kent got arrested. They were accused of engaging in a criminal conspiracy to defraud the United States by concealing the identity of an illegal immigrant, Kal-El of planet Krypton, also known as Clark Kent. Technically, this was true; the Kents had to create an identity for their adopted son out of thin air. This involved creating an official birth certificate and a Social Security number. They don’t really talk about it in the comics, but the Kents got the town pediatrician and county clerk to help them secure the birth certificate. They lied and said they found the baby Kal-El/Clark abandoned in a field by what they assumed was an unknown and desperate Mexican mother who left a note that said, “Por favor cuida a mi bebé. No puedo cuidarlo.”(Please take care of my baby. I cannot take care of him.) The doctor and county clerk, both friends of the childless couple, gladly helped.
Homan, realizing the sensitive nature of arresting Superman’s adoptive parents, kept the arrest secret. The only other person who knew Superman’s secret identity was the guy who used the facial recognition program at the NSA. As for him, he was terrified and consulted with Mr. Homan. They agreed to erase all records of the discovery, and it was thoroughly deleted from the NSA database. They both understood that telling President T-Rump would be a mistake. I mean, the guy tweet-posts about everything, anything that comes to mind, right?
The big mistake Homan made was to hold the Kents in a special lead-lined cell in the Federal Correctional Institution in Leavenworth, Kansas. Superman was off-world on a mission with the Justice League when all this happened.
When Superman/Kal-El/Clark returned to Earth, he was surprised to find that his folks were not at home. Asking around as Clark, he learned that most people in Smallville didn’t realize the Kents were missing. He contacted Bruce Wayne/Batman, and satellite camera records showed the Kents’ arrest and the caravan of black SUVs taking them to FCI Leavenworth. The angry Superman flew to the prison. Sure, he couldn’t see inside the lead-lined cell, but that didn’t stop him from taking the cell apart and carrying the Kents back to their farm in Smallville.
The next day, Superman flew to Washington. He saw Mr. Homan leaving a restaurant. He approached Homan and said, “Mr. Homan, we need to talk.” Without saying another word, He grabbed Homan, and together, they flew to the White House to talk to the President, who was in the middle of eating a delightful lunch of fried chicken, French fries, and popcorn.
Superman said, “Mr. President, I’m going to say this once. You’d better leave my family and friends alone. You’d better stop targeting people because of their immigration status. If you want to find criminal predators, I’m with you 100%. But you hurt families and communities with all this maximum enforcement foolishness, so stop it. I suggest you, the Congress, and all relevant parties develop a path to citizenship for the so-called “illegal immigrants” who have lived and worked here, raising their children, paying their taxes, and otherwise contributing to society. I believe in truth, justice, and the United States Constitution. You need to make things right. It won’t be my fault if an errant meteorite slams into your house, will it?. One more thing, he added, “Mazel-tov, bitches!” Then he flew away.
The befuddled President turned to his ICE director and said, “What the hell, Tom? What was that about?”
“Sir, it’s better if you never bring this up with anyone. Don’t talk about it, and don’t post anything about it on your phone. For the sake of deniability, if anyone asks, give your usual response.”
“I don’t know anything about it?”
“Yes sir; that’s the one.” The ICE director left the White House and started thinking of a way to find a path to citizenship for the people Superman warned him about.
Later that evening, Superman/Clark and Batman/Bruce sat drinking in the Bat Cave. Batman’s cowl was off, and he sipped from a glass of whiskey. “Hey Clark, check this out. I got a gift for you. Green Lantern was on patrol and visited a bar out in the galaxy somewhere. He thought you might like this, a bottle of very old brandy from Krypton. Here, have a glass.”
“Really?” The brandy glowed a reddish-orange as it flowed from the bottle. “Wow! This is fire, dude! It’s like…” Superman/Kal-El/Clark giggled, then immediately passed out with a huge smile on his face.
Two days later, he woke up to the smiling face of Alfred, Bruce Wayne’s butler/surrogate father.
“Master Wayne and I carried you up from the Bat Cave and put you in a spare bedroom. I hope you rested peacefully.”
© 2025 by the person known as pqr1951
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