Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested the Superintendent of Des Moines Public Schools, Ian Andre Roberts, a criminal illegal alien from Guyana, on Thursday.
Roberts, head of the largest public school district in the state, was in possession of a loaded handgun, $3,000 in cash, and a fixed blade hunting knife at the time of his arrest, according to a statement from ICE.
He entered the U.S. in 1999 on a student visa and in May of 2024, was given a final order of removal by an immigration judge. He also had existing weapon possession charges from 2020.
Authorities approached Roberts during a targeted enforcement operation, but he fled in his vehicle, which was later found near a wooded area, ICE said. Iowa State Patrol assisted in locating Roberts.
“This suspect was arrested in possession of a loaded weapon in a vehicle provided by Des Moines Public Schools after fleeing federal law enforcement,” said ICE ERO St. Paul Field Office Director Sam Olson in a statement. “This should be a wake-up call for our communities to the great work that our officers are doing every day to remove public safety threats. How this illegal alien was hired without work authorization, a final order of removal, and a prior weapons charge is beyond comprehension and should alarm the parents of that school district.”
DES MOINES PUBLIC SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT ARRESTED BY ICE
— U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (@ICEgov) September 26, 2025
ICE Des Moines arrested Ian Andre Roberts, a criminal illegal alien from Guyana in possession of a loaded handgun, $3,000 in cash and a fixed blade hunting knife, after he tried to evade arrest.
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The illegal who was superintendent of @DMschools was making $270k as a BASE salary.
— Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) September 26, 2025
Our tax dollars paid an illegal with a criminal record to run a massive school district.
He also got a 3.5% pay increase the same time his final deportation order was issued in 2024!
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— David Marcus (@BlueBoxDave) September 26, 2025
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