From the New York Post,
Head of Iowa school district arrested for avoiding deportation, found with handgun after chase.
I just couldn’t let this one go.
The superintendent of Des Moines Public Schools was arrested after federal agents discovered he was in the country illegally with a deportation order — and in possession of a loaded handgun, $3,000 in cash and a hunting knife, authorities said.
As one does. I think everyone here knows that Des Moines is the state capital and largest city, and leans a little more left than the rest of the state.
Ian Andre Roberts, originally from Guyana, was taken into custody on Friday during a targeted enforcement operation, according to Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials in Des Moines.
Another A+ diversity here. He checks all the boxes. ICE poses the key question,
How this illegal alien was hired without work authorization, a final order of removal, and a prior weapons charge is beyond comprehension and should alarm the parents of that school district.
His official bio describes him as “Dr. Roberts” and says he holds a doctorate from Trident University in Urban Educational Leadership. In his younger days, he appears to have represented Guyana in the 20oo Olympic Games in track and field, competing in the 800 meters event.
And how is it playing back in Iowa? From the Des Moines Register,
Des Moines Public Schools Superintendent Ian Roberts arrested by ICE.
So far, so good. But, use of the word “allegedly,”
- Des Moines Register: 3
- New York Post: 0
Phrases placed in “scare quotes” by the Register,
- “final order of removal”
- “criminal illegal alien”
We do not live in the same world.
