‘I’m not pro ICE’: Danny Trejo responds to backlash over Daily Wire ICE movie casting - BERITAJA

Danny Trejo made his stance connected Immigration and Customs Enforcement strategies clear.

The character said retired Friday aft it was revealed past week he was formed successful the movie “Pawn Shop,” which is reportedly inspired by the fatal shooting of Renee Good by an ICE serviceman successful Minneapolis.

The characteristic is co-produced by the Daily Wire — the right-wing media institution launched successful 2015 by blimpish governmental commentator Ben Shapiro — and Bonfire Legend, a accumulation institution formed by prolific shaper Dallas Sonnier successful 2021.

Frequently featured successful movies targeting Latino audiences, Trejo built a devoted pursuing wrong the demographic complete the years arsenic 1 of the much salient Mexican American actors successful Hollywood.

He was criticized online for his engagement successful “Pawn Shop” owed to its affirmative portrayal of ICE agents, who person been antagonizing the Latino organization astatine an accelerated clip complete the past 2 years. Trejo was called a “sellout” and a “traitor” crossed societal media successful caller days.

“I want to reside immoderate societal media comments about me. Make nary mistake. I americium a proud Mexican who has ever been and will ever beryllium a protagonist of my community,” Trejo wrote successful an Instagram post. “I americium besides evidently pro-immigrant. I americium not pro ICE. I cognize wherever I travel from and I cognize our struggles. I americium an actor. My occupation is to show a story.”

Trejo’s casting was first announced by the Montana newspaper Bozeman Daily Chronicle aft speaking pinch 1 of Trejo’s formed members connected the film’s group successful Livingston, Mont., arsenic good arsenic Livingston locals who had seen and photographed the character successful the city’s downtown area.

Deadline confirmed that Trejo, on pinch “Reservoir Dogs” character Harvey Keitel and “E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial” prima Henry Thomas, was scheduled to look successful the movie aft reviewing the telephone sheet.

The 82-year-old Trejo has antecedently voiced support for migrant communities. During the first onset of the COVID-19 pandemic successful outpouring 2020, he was portion of a conjugation of Latino actors who pushed guardant the #AyudaEnEspanol campaign, which advocated for providing COVID-19 resources kits successful Spanish for Latino migrant farmworkers crossed the U.S.

In an question and reply pinch TMZ successful autumn 2025, the actor, who has appeared successful complete 400 films and tv programs, was asked to springiness a connection to the families that had been affected by ICE raids.

“To the families, support up hope,” Trejo said. “Help your neighbour and do immoderate you could for group successful need.”

His caller connection came aft “Pawn Shop” made headlines for hitting snags successful its accumulation successful Livingston pursuing section protests. Residents claimed the movie’s accumulation interrupted section businesses’ operations — and that the unit did not decently pass pinch businesses about its schedule.

Production connected the movie was temporarily paused connected Oct. 3 from an bid by the Livingston metropolis commission. Filming resumed connected Oct. 6 aft Livingston officials reinstated permits for the movie.