Former Des Moines Schools Superintendent Ian Roberts is no longer in the Woodbury County Jail. Woodbury County Sheriff Chad Sheehan confirmed Thursday morning that Roberts had been taken into custody by the U.

WOODBURY COUNTY, Iowa — Former Des Moines Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Ian Roberts has been taken into custody by the U.S. Department of Justice and is no longer in custody at Woodbury County Jail, the sheriff's office said in a release. The DOJ took Roberts into custody on a federal warrant for his arrest.

DES MOINES, Iowa — On Tuesday, hundreds of students walked out of middle and high schools across the city to protest U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s detention of Ian Andre Roberts, the now-former superintendent of Iowa’s largest school district.

Des Moines Public Schools previously stated that Ian Roberts received an MBA from MIT. The university has no record of his enrollment.

The superintendent of Iowa’s largest school district, who was detained last week by immigration agents, falsely claimed a doctoral degree when applying for the job two years ago but was hired even after the school board learned about the misrepresentation.

Senator Chuck Grassley wants answers from the Department of Homeland Security after the arrest of Des Moines Public Schools superintendent Ian Roberts.In a let