Iowa GOP lawmakers on the House Government Oversight Committee are taking steps to probe DMPS after Superintendent Ian Roberts was detained ICE.

Superintendent Ian Roberts resigns from Des Moines Public Schools following ICE arrest, revelations he lacked valid Iowa license and work authorization.

DES MOINES, Iowa — On Tuesday, hundreds of students walked out of middle and high schools across the city to protest U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s detention of Ian Andre Roberts, the now-former superintendent of Iowa’s largest school district.

The resignation of Ian Roberts as superintendent of Iowa’s largest school district was accepted by the Des Moines school board during a special meeting Tuesday night. The board’s action “is a sad and troubling end for an individual who gave many people,

Hundreds of students from Iowa's largest school district left their classrooms Sept. 30 in protest of Superintendent Dr. Ian Roberts' arrest by ICE.

A state educational licensing board has revoked the license of Des Moines Public Schools Superintendent Ian Roberts following his arrest by federal immigration officers last week.