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Former Iowa superintendent charged with federal firearms offense after immigration arrest

Ian Roberts resigned after ICE arrested him for possessing four firearms illegally as a non-citizen; DOJ is investigating Des Moines schools for race-based hiring practices.

  • Former Des Moines Public Schools superintendent Ian Roberts, who is a citizen of Guyana, was arrested after being found in possession of firearms as a non-citizen.
  • Roberts illegally possessed four guns, including a Glock pistol found in his district-owned vehicle and three other firearms found in his home.
  • Roberts was taken into federal custody and faces a federal firearms charge for having the guns while in the country illegally.
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Former Des Moines superintendent who was detained by ICE federally charged

Former Des Moines Public School Superintendent Ian Andre Roberts was charged by complaint on Wednesday, according to the case docket.

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Former Iowa superintendent charged with federal firearms offense after immigration arrest

Federal authorities have charged Ian Roberts, the former superintendent of Iowa’s largest school district, with possessing firearms while in the U.S. illegally.

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The Daily Caller broke the news in Washington, United States on Wednesday, October 1, 2025.
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