Des Moines Public Schools

October 3, 2025
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‘Possessed firearms’: Former Des Moines school superintendent detained by ICE faces federal charges; held four guns

A former school superintendent, Ian Roberts of Des Moines Public Schools, was recently detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement and has been charged by federal prosecutors in Iowa with one count of being an “illegal alien in possession of firearms,” according to court records.Prosecutors confirmed on October 2 that Roberts faces federal charges for possessing […]

September 27, 2025
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World

Who is Ian Roberts? Iowa’s largest school district superintendent arrested by ICE for living and working in US illegally

Ian Roberts, the superintendent of Des Moines Public Schools and leader of Iowa’s largest school district, was arrested Friday by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement after fleeing into the woods during a traffic stop, shocking educators and the local community. Roberts, originally from Guyana, was in the United States illegally and had no work authorization, […]