Former Des Moines Public Schools Superintendent Ian Roberts is trying to delay his deportation to his native Guyana.

His lawyer, Alfredo Parrish, said his law firm filed the request for a stay with the federal immigration court in Omaha, Nebraska, according to the Associated Press . Roberts submitted his resignation to DMPS the same day, avoiding a lengthy legal battle over his termination.

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“Dr. Roberts has authorized me to send this letter announcing his immediate resignation from his position as superintendent of Des Moines Public Sc

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