US EditionICE Detains Des Moines Schools Superintendent in Targeted Operation
Ian Roberts, superintendent since 2023, was arrested while fleeing ICE with a loaded handgun and $3,000 cash; he was subject to a May 2024 removal order and prior weapons charges.
- Ian Andre Roberts, the Superintendent of Des Moines Public Schools, was detained by ICE agents for being an illegal alien from Guyana with an active deportation order since May 2024.
- Authorities found a loaded Glock 19, $3,000 in cash, and a knife in Roberts' vehicle after he fled from a traffic stop, as reported by Bill Melugin of Fox News.
- Following his arrest, the school district announced that Associate Superintendent Matt Smith would serve as interim superintendent while they gather more information.
- Des Moines Public Schools stated they had 'no confirmed information' regarding the circumstances of Roberts' detention, according to Jackie Norris, the school board president.
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Dems take a stand in support of pistol-packing illegal alien leading Des Moines public schools · American Wire News
Democrats in Des Moines, Iowa, are upset over the arrest of an illegal alien, allegedly packing a gun and a suspicious amount of cash, in their community. The arrest of Guyanese national Ian Andre Roberts has sparked protests by leftists, some of whom you could also ironically find at gun control rallies when they’re not busy supporting illegal immigrants allegedly carrying illegal firearms. Roberts had been employed as the Superintendent of Des…
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Iowa Capital DispatchDes Moines Public Schools superintendent in ICE custody after arrest
Immigration and Customs Enforcement said in a release Des Moines Public Schools Superintendent Ian Roberts had weapons and cash at the time of his arrest. (Stock photo by Matt Gush/Getty Images)The superintendent of Des Moines Public Schools was found with weapons and cash when detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers Friday morning, according to statements from ICE. School district officials and politicians spoke out Friday abou…
School District Superintendent Is Illegal Migrant Now Detained by ICE.
PULSE POINTSWHAT HAPPENED: U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents arrested the Superintendent of Des Moines Public Schools, an illegal alien with a prior weapons arrest who fled from officers.WHO WAS INVOLVED: Dr. Ian Andre Roberts, an illegal alien from Guyana, ICE agents, and Iowa State Patrol.WHEN & WHERE: September 26, 2025, in Des Moines, Iowa.KEY QUOTE: “This should be a wake-up call for our communities to the great work tha…
The superintendent of Des Moines Public Schools was arrested by immigration and customs officers on Friday, according to the school district. ICE said that Ian Roberts was in the country illegally from Guyana and was working as an overseer despite having “a final deportation order and no work authorization.” When officers performing a “selective compliance operation” tried to approach Roberts in his car on Friday, the superintendent ran away and…
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