Who is Ian Roberts, the Iowa school superintendent accused by ICE of being in the US illegally?

Des Moines Public Schools Superintendent Ian Roberts talks with students before the first day of school at Samuelson Elementary in Des Moines, Iowa, on August 23, 2023. Lily Smith/The Register/USA Today Network/Reuters

A year into his tenure as superintendent of Iowa’s largest school district, former Olympian Ian Roberts made headlines when – in a maroon three-piece suit, candy cane striped bow tie and matching Nike Air Force 1 sneakers – he ran a 100-meter dash against some of his elementary school students.

An 11-year-old crossed the finish line a few steps ahead of Roberts, who represented Guyana in the 800 meters in the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, CNN affiliate KCCI reported .

It was a small but unforgettable lesson.

“I raced an Olympian,” fifth grader Amayah Vilmael, a