Former DC and Maryland Schools Employee Arrested by ICE and is registered to vote in Maryland

[Anonymous]

Has anyone in the DC metro area been following this?

ICE recently arrested Ian Roberts. Reports say he had prior gun charges and deportation orders, yet he still managed to build a career in education here. He worked for DC Public Schools, Baltimore City Public Schools, and spent nearly eight years in the Maryland public school system before later becoming superintendent of Des Moines Public Schools in Iowa.

According to Maryland state records, he may have also been registered to vote in Maryland. That adds another layer of concern right here at home, since Roberts was employed across both DC and Maryland schools.

This is not just a headline from Iowa. It directly touches the DC metro region, where Roberts worked in our public schools and was part of our community.

Sources:
CNN: https://www.cnn.com/2025/09/27/us/ian-roberts-des-moines-superintendent-ice

Fox5 DC: https://www.fox5dc.com/news/des-moines-superintendent-ice-ian-roberts

Fox Baltimore: https://foxbaltimore.com/news/local/maryland-records-suggest-non-citizen-ian-roberts-may-have-been-registered-to-vote

WJLA: https://wjla.com/news/local/ice-arrest-maryland-teacher-raises-voter-rolls-illegal-immigration-elections-ian-roberts-ice-traffic-stop-des-moines-education-iowa

[jsteele]

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