Overview

• Des Moines Public Schools confirmed Superintendent Dr. Ian Roberts is in federal immigration custody, with no disclosed cause for the detention.
• The school board named Associate Superintendent Matt Smith as interim superintendent under the district’s leadership succession plan.
• Local reporters observed a law-enforcement search near Easter Lake earlier in the day, where Iowa State Patrol said they were pulling evidence from a car.
• Reporters saw a firearm placed into an evidence bag and a white vehicle driven from the scene by DMPS public safety personnel.
• Immigration officials declined to say whether they were seeking a specific individual, and authorities have not confirmed any connection between the search and Roberts’ detention.