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Sat Sep 27, 2025, 12:08 PM 18 hrs ago

ICE arrests superintendent of Iowa's largest school district

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Source: CNN

The superintendent of Des Moines Public Schools — Iowa’s largest school district – was detained Friday morning by immigration agents, according to the Department of Homeland Security, which said the educator was in the country illegally and had existing weapon possession charges.

Superintendent Ian Roberts – an educator with decades of experience who previously competed as an Olympic athlete for Guyana – was arrested as part of a “targeted enforcement operation” and fled after US Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers approached him, according to statements from DHS and the Iowa Department of Public Safety.

DHS said he was “in possession of a loaded handgun, $3,000 in cash and a fixed blade hunting knife” at the time of his arrest. It’s a violation of federal law to own a firearm and ammunition if an individual doesn’t have legal status in the US.

CNN is working to identify Roberts’ attorney.

Read more: https://www.cnn.com/2025/09/26/us/ian-roberts-des-moines-superintendent-arrested-ice?utm_source=firefox-newtab-en-us



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ICE arrests superintendent of Iowa's largest school district (Original Post) AZLD4Candidate 18 hrs ago OP
Encroachment is their MO. They always cross the line. live love laugh 18 hrs ago #1
AFTER a review by forum hosts LOCKING Omaha Steve 17 hrs ago #2

live love laugh

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1. Encroachment is their MO. They always cross the line.
Sat Sep 27, 2025, 12:09 PM
18 hrs ago

Omaha Steve

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2. AFTER a review by forum hosts LOCKING
Sat Sep 27, 2025, 01:02 PM
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