Des Moines Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Ian Roberts announced his immediate resignation on September 30, 2025, following his arrest by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) the previous week. Roberts, a 54-year-old educator from Guyana who entered the U.S. on a student visa in 1999, was detained on September 26 after fleeing ICE agents during a traffic stop in Des Moines. Authorities found him in possession of a loaded handgun, $3,000 in cash, and a fixed-blade hunting knife. . . .

Dr. Ian Andre Roberts, a veteran educator and former Olympian, was arrested on Friday by Immigration and Customs Enforcement, sending shockwaves through Des Moines, Iowa, where he has been the school superintendent for the past two years. Now, Roberts is in ICE custody, and his future is uncertain. https://cbsn.ws/3Ix9jqC | CBS Mornings