ICE has arrested Andre Roberts, the superintendent of Des Moines Public Schools.
Yes…ICE claimed the superintendent is an illegal alien.
I’m just going to copy and paste the ICE press release because…my jaw is still on the floor:
ICE Des Moines today 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. At the time of his arrest Roberts was working as the Superintendent of Des Moines Public Schools despite being an illegal alien with a final order of removal and no work authorization.During a targeted enforcement operation on Sept. 26, 2025, officers approached Roberts in his vehicle after identifying himself, but he sped away. Officers later discovered his vehicle abandoned near a wooded area. State Patrol assisted in locating the subject and he was taken into ICE custody.Roberts has existing weapon possession charges from February 5, 2020. Roberts entered the United States in 1999 on a student visa and was given a final order of removal by an immigration judge in May of 2024.The investigation into how Roberts acquired the handgun is being turned over to the ATF. It is a violation of federal law for those in the U.S. without legal status to possess a firearm and ammunition.“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. “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.”ICE is grateful for the assistance of the Iowa State Patrol in apprehending this subject.
So…how did an illegal alien with criminal charges become a superintendent, let alone a superintendent of a state’s capital city?
Roberts came from Guyana but grew up in Brooklyn. The Des Moines Register also reported that he participated in the Olympics.
Roberts served as a superintendent before he became the Des Moines superintendent in July 2023.
Did you read the press release? This part: “Roberts has existing weapon possession charges from February 5, 2020. Roberts entered the United States in 1999 on a student visa and was given a final order of removal by an immigration judge in May of 2024.”
How…how did the existing weapons charges slip through the superintendent process? How did no one get alerted that the city’s superintendent had an order of removal over a year ago!?
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