DES MOINES, Iowa —

Former Des Moines Public Schools superintendent Ian Roberts has been charged with being an illegal alien in possession of firearms.

Video above: Roberts moved from Iowa jail to federal custody

According to a news release from the Department of Justice, Roberts, 54, made an initial appearance Thursday before a United States Magistrate Judge in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Iowa.

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested Roberts on Friday and said he was in the country illegally and had no work authorization. He was first taken to Pottawattamie County Jail in Council Bluffs before being transferred to Woodbury County Jail in Sioux City.

Woodbury County Sheriff Chad Sheehan said Thursday morning that "Roberts was taken into cus

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