Des Moines Public Schools Superintendent Ian Roberts arrested by ICE

Des Moines Public Schools Superintendent Ian Roberts was arrested by U.S. Immigration Customs Enforcement for allegedly being in the United States illegally, according to federal officials.

Tricia McLaughlin, a spokeswoman for the Department of Homeland Security, confirmed Roberts' Friday, Sept. 26, arrest and detention and said a court had issued a "final order of removal" in May 2024 for the deportation of the Guyana native and longtime U.S. resident.