Hundreds of students from Iowa's largest school district are marching out of their classrooms on Tuesday, Sept. 30, in protest of Superintendent Ian Roberts' arrest by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement last week.

Walk outs are scheduled from 10:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. at all five high schools and Central Campus. Students are expected to march to the Iowa Capitol after school ends.

ICE officials arrested Roberts the morning of Sept. 26 for allegedly being in the United States illegally. He received a court-issued "final order of removal" in May 2024, a spokesperson for the Department of Homeland Security said.

Federal officials said Roberts, 54, fled from a traffic stop Friday morning before abandoning a district-issued vehicle. Inside, agents said they found a loaded handgun , abou

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