US EditionFormer Iowa superintendent charged with federal firearms offense after immigration arrest
Ian Roberts, former Des Moines superintendent, was charged with possessing four firearms illegally while residing without work authorization, prompting a DOJ probe into district hiring practices.
- Ian Roberts, the former Des Moines Public Schools Superintendent, has been charged with unlawfully possessing firearms while living in the United States illegally, according to the Justice Department.
- Roberts was found with four firearms in his possession when detained by immigration authorities on September 26, during a police chase.
- The Department of Justice is investigating Des Moines Public Schools for potential racial discrimination in hiring practices, following Roberts' arrest.
- Roberts submitted his resignation to avoid distracting the district, as indicated in his letter.
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Former Iowa superintendent charged with federal firearms offense after ICE arrest
(The Hill) -- Former Des Moines Public Schools Superintendent Ian Roberts was charged on Thursday with possessing firearms while in the U.S. illegally, less than a week after he was detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials. According to a criminal complaint filed in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Iowa, investigators found Roberts in possession of four firearms — one in his car and three at his Des Moines…
Iowa Superintendent Charged With Possessing Guns While in the US Illegally
The superintendent of Iowa’s largest school district, recently arrested for allegedly being an illegal immigrant, has been charged with illegal possession of firearms. Ian Andre Roberts, who has since been fired by Des Moines Public Schools, fled from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers on the morning of Sept. 26, according to charging documents. He later abandoned his Jeep Cherokee. Roberts was located in the brush nearby and tak…
UPDATE: Iowa Illegal Alien Superintendent Is Now In DOJ Custody
The Department of Justice has now taken former Des Moines Public Schools Superintendent Ian Roberts into custody. Roberts, a criminal illegal alien from Guyana, was arrested last Friday by ICE. He is now facing federal weapons charges and deportation. Take a look at the latest development: A now-former Iowa school superintendent who was detained by ICE has been charged with being an "illegal alien in possession of firearms," according to court …
MSNBC Laments 'Beloved' Illegal Alien Iowa School Superintendent Arrested
MSNBC Laments 'Beloved' Illegal Alien Iowa School Superintendent Arrested After an illegal alien with a criminal history working as a school superintendent in Des Moines was arrested by ICE, instead of being concerned about how he was hired, MSNBC hosts Alex Witt and Rachel Maddow presented the case sympathetically toward him, with Maddow even lauding him as "beloved." When Witt brought up the story on Sunday afternoon, she blurred it with a re…
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