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ICE arrests leader of Iowa’s largest school district, says he was living and working in US illegally
Ian Roberts was arrested for illegal immigration and weapons possession during a targeted ICE operation; he led Iowa's largest school district with 30,000 students.
- ICE agents arrested Des Moines Public Schools Superintendent Ian Andre Roberts for living in the U.S. illegally.
- Ian Andre Roberts has been considered an illegal alien from Guyana with a deportation order since May 2024.
- Following his arrest, Matt Smith, the Associate Superintendent, will serve as interim superintendent for the district, which educates about 30,000 students.
- Roberts initially entered the U.S. on a student visa in 1999 and was hired by Des Moines schools in July 2023 without confirmed work authorization.
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ICE arrests Des Moines public schools superintendent | Honolulu Star-Advertiser
WASHINGTON >> U.S. immigration officials today arrested the superintendent of the public schools system in Des Moines, Iowa, acting on what authorities said was a prior deportation order.
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