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The Iowa school superintendent arrested by federal immigration authorities last week will step down from his role as leader of the state’s largest school district, his attorneys said Tuesday.

Ian Roberts will resign his position in a letter addressed to the Des Moines Public Schools board, his attorneys told reporters during a news conference. A motion to reopen his immigration case will be filed Tuesday, according to his legal team.

"We will today be sending a letter to the school board, authorized by Dr. Roberts to resign his position as superintendent," Roberts' attorney, Alfredo Parrish, told reporters during a news conference. "As we go through this process, step by step, we are going to be working on leaving no stone

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