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Des Moines Schools Chief Detained by ICE as District Installs Interim Leader

Conflicting custody listings leave his whereabouts uncertain.

Ian Roberts speaks with the media after being named the new DMPS superintendent during a Des Moines Public Schools board meeting at Central Campus on Tuesday, May 16, 2023, in Des Moines.
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Overview

  • Des Moines Public Schools said Friday that Superintendent Dr. Ian Roberts was taken into ICE custody, with no explanation provided.
  • Board President Jackie Norris activated the succession plan, appointing Associate Superintendent Matt Smith as interim.
  • ICE’s detainee database lists Roberts at Pottawattamie County Jail in Council Bluffs, yet jail staff reported no record of him.
  • Reporters observed ICE agents searching a vehicle at the Ewing Chase mobile-home park near Easter Lake, where a firearm was bagged as evidence.
  • Outlets have not verified any link between that search and Roberts’ detention, and ICE declined to say whether agents were seeking a specific person.