Former Des Moines Public Schools superintendent Ian Roberts has been charged with being an illegal alien in possession of firearms after authorities

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.

The former Des Moines Public Schools superintendent who was detained by ICE last week is no longer being held in Woodbury County.

The Des Moines School Board said that Ian Roberts misled members about his background before he became superintendent.

Former Des Moines Public Schools Superintendent Ian Roberts of Guyana has been charged with illegally possessing four firearms while in the U.S. without legal status. A federal criminal complaint states he is under a valid deportation order and has not been authorized to work since 2020.

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.

Ian Roberts, who went from Millcreek School District to Des Moines Public Schools, has resigned as he fights deportation order in Iowa.