Black School Superintendent of Des Moines, a former Olympian, Arrested by ICE [hypocritical Racist Republicans Claim 'He is a Criminal b/c he Possessed a Firearm,' a Right Only Guaranteed to Racists]

Federal authorities on Friday arrested the superintendent of the Des Moines public school system, saying he is in the country illegally from Guyana and has an outstanding immigration removal order.

Ian Roberts, who has led the 31,000-student system since 2023, was detained after Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers approached him in a vehicle and he drove away, authorities said. Officers discovered his abandoned vehicle, and state police helped apprehend him. He was in possession of a loaded handgun, $3,000 in cash and a fixed-blade hunting knife, ICE said in a statement.

Roberts entered the United States in 1999 on a student visa, the agency said. He had a final order of removal from an immigration judge in May 2024 and lacked a work authorization visa, according to ICE, which said Roberts has an existing weapon possession charge.

In 2022, Roberts, then serving as Millcreek Township schools chief, pleaded guilty and paid a $100 fine plus administrative costs after being cited by the Pennsylvania Game Commission for having a loaded firearm in his car, according to the Erie Times-News. [MORE]