US EditionICE Detains Des Moines Schools Superintendent in Targeted Operation
Ian Andre Roberts fled ICE agents before being detained with a loaded handgun, hunting knife, and $3,000 in cash; he had a prior deportation order from May 2024, officials said.
- On Friday, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detained Dr. Ian Andre Roberts, superintendent of Des Moines Public Schools, after he fled and abandoned his vehicle during a targeted stop.
- ICE records show Dr. Ian Andre Roberts entered on an F-1 student visa in 1999 and an immigration judge issued a final order of removal in May 2024; ICE says he lacked work authorization.
- When agents searched the car they found a loaded handgun, a fixed-blade hunting knife and $3,000; Iowa State Patrol and a police dog tracked Roberts about 200 yards from his abandoned district-provided vehicle.
- Associate Superintendent Matt Smith will serve as interim leader while Des Moines Public Schools said it had no confirmed next steps and protests formed at the Neil Smith Federal Building, with Governor Kim Reynolds notified.
- Despite a third-party background check and I-9 requirement, officials were unaware of the removal order, though Roberts earned a $270,000 annual base salary overseeing about 30,000 students and nearly 5,000 employees.
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