Iowa School Board Yanks License of Superintendent Arrested by ICE

Ian Roberts, a native of Guyana, entered the country on a student visa in 1999.
Iowa School Board Yanks License of Superintendent Arrested by ICE
Des Moines schools Superintendent Ian Roberts in September 2025. School district officials said they didn’t know Roberts was in the country illegally WOI Local 5 News via AP
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The Iowa Board of Educational Examiners revoked an Iowa school district superintendent’s license on Sept. 29 following his arrest for living and working in the country illegally.

The board stated in a letter that Ian Roberts was ineligible to hold the license because “you no longer possess legal presence in the United States.” Roberts was the superintendent of Des Moines Public Schools, the state’s largest school district.