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.
- The superintendent of Iowa’s largest school district, Ian Roberts, was charged with possessing firearms while in the U.S. illegally.
- Roberts resigned as Des Moines’ superintendent after his arrest by immigration agents, who found a handgun in his vehicle.
- Roberts is alleged to have had four firearms in total, as stated in court documents.
- Federal authorities noted that Roberts had a final removal order issued last year, which was denied by an immigration judge this past April.
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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 …
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