DM schools did not use federal E-Verify system in Superintendent Ian Roberts’ hiring (copy)

DM schools did not use federal E-Verify system in Superintendent Ian Roberts’ hiring (copy)

Des Moines Public Schools officials may be considering the use of E-Verify, a federal system for checking job applicant’s ability to legally work in the U.S., following the immigration arrest of former Superintendent Ian Roberts.

From Student Visa To ICE Custody: The Ian Roberts Case Exposes America’s Immigration Chaos

By Felicia J. Persaud News Americas, NEW YORK, NY, Fri. Oct. 10, 2025: When Ian Andre Roberts first came to the United States from Guyana in the mid-1990s, he entered with promise and purpose — a young student on an F-1 visa pursuing higher education and the American dream. Three decades later, that same man sits in U.S. Marshals custody at the Polk County Jail in Iowa, facing federal firearm charges and deportation. ICE arrests Guyanese nationa…