The superintendent of the largest public school district in Iowa was arrested Friday by Immigration and Customs Enforcement, which alleged he was in the country illegally and without a work authorization.

Ian Andre Roberts, a Guyana national and superintendent of Des Moines Public Schools, was arrested in an operation on Friday, ICE announced in a news release.

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Roberts has helmed the district since July 2023, according to its website. It described him as a "career educator" with over two decades of experience as a teacher, school administrator and executive leader. He also previously served as superintendent in two different districts in Pennsylvania and Missouri.

Roberts worked as superintendent in Iowa despite

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