Iowa revokes license of schools superintendent arrested by ICE, saying he is in US illegally

A state agency has revoked the professional license of the leader of Iowa’s largest school district days after he was detained on accusations that he was living and working in the country illegally. The Iowa Board of Educational Examiners says in a letter to Des Moines Public Schools Superintendent Ian Roberts that he was ineligible to hold a license because “you no longer possess legal presence in the United States.” U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents arrested Roberts on Friday, saying he was subject to a removal order that a judge issued in 2024. Roberts is a Guyana native who entered the United States on a student visa in 1999. The school board has voted Monday to put Roberts on unpaid leave.