DES MOINES, Iowa — Federal immigration agents targeted the well-liked leader of Iowa's largest school district in a traffic stop Friday and arrested him after he fled into the woods, leaving educators and community members stunned.

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Federal immigration agents have arrested the leader of Iowa's largest school district in a targeted enforcement action that shocked students and educators

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement said Des Moines Public School Superintendent Ian Roberts was in the country illegally and had no work authorization

Roberts, who is from Guyana in South America, was considered an ICE fugitive because he was subject to a final removal order issued in 2024

ICE said that it targeted Roberts for arrest by initiating a traffic stop on Friday while

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