The Des Moines School Board, the largest school district in Iowa, placed its superintendent on unpaid administrative leave on Monday after the Iowa Board of Educational Examiners revoked his administrator license, claiming he “no longer possesses legal presence in the United States.”

Superintendent Ian Roberts was arrested Friday by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) under a removal order. ICE alleged that he fled a traffic stop and abandoned a school district vehicle containing a loaded handgun, a knife, and cash. The agency referred the firearm matter to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.

The Iowa Board of Educational Examiners revoked Roberts’s license on Saturday under Iowa Code § 256.151 . Roberts may appeal that decision to the full board by

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