Des Moines, Iowa, Public Schools Superintendent Ian Andre Roberts has been arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents after having been illegally residing in the United States and in possession of a loaded handgun.

On Friday, ICE agents announced Roberts’ arrest, noting that he is an illegal alien from Guyana who first entered the U.S. in 1999 on a student visa and was given a final deportation order by a federal immigration judge in May 2024.

ICE agents said they approached Roberts on Friday in his vehicle, which had been provided by Des Moines Public Schools as part of his role as school superintendent. Roberts, agents said, sped off and abandoned the vehicle in a wooded area.

Recovered from Roberts’ vehicle was a loaded handgun, $3,000 in cash, and a fixed-blade h

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