"We have no confirmed information as to why Dr. Roberts is being detained or the next potential steps," the district's release states.Show Caption

"We have no confirmed information as to why Dr. Roberts is being detained or the next potential steps," the district's release states.Show Caption

ICE claims the superintendent had a 2024 deportation order.

Fellow educators express shock at detention of ‘beacon of light’ Ian Roberts as DHS claims he had ‘no work authorization’

In his role as superintendent for the city of Des Moines, Ian Roberts oversees around 30,000 students.

Ian Andre Roberts, superintendent of Des Moines Public Schools, was apprehended by Immigration and Customs Enforcement for a deportation order and a loaded gun.

Officials have put the leader of Iowa’s largest school district on administrative leave a day after federal immigration agents arrested him because they said he was in the country…

ICE said Roberts was in the country illegally, didn't have authorization to work and was subject to a final removal order issued in 2024.