(NewsNation) — The superintendent of Des Moines Public Schools resigned Tuesday following his arrest by Immigration and Customs Enforcement and mounting questions about his credentials and immigration status.

Ian Roberts, who led the 30,000-student district since 2023, stepped down after a noon deadline passed for him to provide citizenship documentation to the school board. His attorney, Alfredo Parrish, announced the resignation at a news conference Tuesday, saying Roberts made the decision out of concern for students, staff and educators.

ICE agents arrested Roberts on Friday, finding him in possession of a loaded handgun, a fixed-blade hunting knife and thousands of dollars in cash. According to ICE, Roberts entered the United States on a student visa in 1999 and received a removal o

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