Iowa superintendent Ian Roberts arrested by ICE for alleged illegal status

Iowa Democrats are going behind a school principal arrested by ICE for their allegations that they are in the country this week, and they are once ruled by a school board chairman who once played a key role in Obama White House.

After arrest ICE, Director of DES Moines Public Schools (DMPS) last week, Jackie Norris, the Chairman of the School, asked Roberts to be “radical empathy” while playing the case. Norris previously served as Chief of the White House for the first Lady Michelle Obama. Meanwhile, the Republicans in the state legislature are starting an investigation on how the Board chose Roberts in the first place.

Norris supported Roberts on Friday and said the authorities “did not have all the facts”.

“There’s a lot we don’t know, Nor Norris said. “But what we know is that Dr. Roberts has been an integral part of our school community since he joined two years ago.”

Iowa School Inspector, who was arrested by ICE, encountered previous gun charges, allegedly found with a loaded pistol.

“During his time with our region, he appeared in large and small ways and defended for students and staff and began to bring concepts that would help us redesign the education for future generations.”

Norris said that Roberts joined the school area in July 2023 after serving in various school regions in the USA in various school regions in the USA. Norris was not the chairman of the school board at the beginning of Roberts, but he has become a member since 2021.

In the meantime, the Republicans in the Iowa Legislative Assembly call for a wider investigation to ensure that appropriate recruitment practices throughout the state. The government of Iowa’s House The supervisory committee sent a letter to the DMPs to protect the documents related to Roberts’ recruitment.

State Representative Austin Harris, “Mandatory recruitment protocols, increasing transparency in regional operations and the appropriation process to protect the resources allocated to our schools to introduce and pass the legislation.” He said. “Iowa’s families do not deserve less than a safe, legal and effective education system for their children.”

DMPS did not respond immediately to Fox News Digital’s request for comment.

In 2009, Jackie Norris worked as the Chief of General Staff of Michelle Obama in the White House. (Getty Images)

Ice claims that Roberts is illegally from Guyana in the country. They say that they are not legally allowed to work in the United States and that they have a final lifting order from a judge published in May 2024.

Roberts was arrested after allegedly moved away from law enforcement officers. According to a press release, he then left his car in the forest and Iowa state patrol found him.

ICE ERO St. Paul Field Office Director Sam Olson said in a statement, “This suspect was arrested by having a gun loaded in a vehicle provided by DES MOİNES public schools after escaping from Federal law enforcement officers.” He said.

“This should be the call of our communities to awaken our communities to the great work of our officers every day to eliminate public security threats.” “How was this illegal alien business authority, a final lifting order and a previous weapon accusation beyond the agreement and the parents of that school region should alarm.”

Authorities, President of DES Moines Public Schools, Ian Roberts, said that he was arrested by immigration officials on Friday after a short chase, and Roberts lived illegally in the United States. (Getty Images; Ice)

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The region said Roberts had previously made an I-9 to prove legal status, but that it was carried out by a third-party group and did not know a lifting order. Associated Press.

In 1999, Roberts came to the United States with a student visa and received charges of having arms in 2020. For ice.