Republican Sen. Chuck Grassley is continuing his push for Des Moines Public Schools to begin using E-Verify following the high-profile immigration arrest of former Superintendent Ian Roberts for overstaying a deportation order.

At the time the Guyana native was hired at DMPS in 2023, "Roberts should not have had any valid documentation showing employment authorization," according to an Oct. 6 news release from Grassley's office. Grassley cited information from Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem as part of a request he made last week into Roberts' case, including whether the district used E-Verify as well as a full accounting of his immigration history .

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security confirmed that the school district does not use the free, online system

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