Erik is superior. Homo superior, if you ask him. A different species to man. And the fate of humanity in general is not something he concerns himself with, unless it is directly impacting the fate of mutantkind. It's not a great habit when he's trying to work with humans in order to escape from this place.

His brow furrows deeper when Hank recognizes the young man. "What did he do?" There isn't always a reason. He knows this. But he's still hoping that there's some kind of identifiable pattern of oppression at this point. Something predictable so they can make informed decisions about what path to take later.