A former Olympian serving as the superintendent of public schools in Des Moines, Iowa, was detained by ICE on Friday, his district and ICE announced in separate statements.

ICE has accused the capital city’s lead educator, Ian Roberts, of fleeing ICE agents when confronted Friday morning.

GOP Rep. Ashley Hinson, of Iowa, claimed on X that Roberts is an “an illegal alien from Guyana and active ICE fugitive with a deportation order since May 2024.”

Hinson further alleged that “agents found a loaded gun, a hunting knife, and $3,000 in cash” when ICE agents “caught” him. ICE later repeated those allegations in a statement emailed to the Daily Beast.

“During a targeted enforcement operation on Sept. 26, 2025, officers approached Roberts in his vehicle after identifying himself, but he spe

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