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Ex-Iowa school superintendent sentenced to prison as an illegal alien found with firearms

The former superintendent of Iowa's largest school district was sentenced Friday to two years in prison after pleading guilty in January to falsely claiming U.S. citizenship on employment paperwork and illegally possessing firearms while unlawfully in the United States Ian Andre Roberts, who served as the top leader of Des Moines Public Schools, is expected to be deported to his native Guyana in South America after completing his sentence, according to his attorneys and the Associated Press (AP). The ruling caps a dramatic downturn in the longtime educator’s two-decade career in urban education, according to the Associated Press (AP). It first unraveled after an immigration operation led to his detention and resignation in 2025. Prosecutors said Roberts knowingly misrepresented his citizenship status on employment paperwork during his time at the district, which serves 30,000 students, according to the AP. FORMER IOWA SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT ARRESTED BY ICE EXPECTED TO PLEAD GUILT...