We live in a country where we expect educators to follow the law, set an example, and keep kids safe, so this story lands like a punch in the face. The superintendent of Des Moines schools, it turns out, was in the country illegally and subject to a deportation order while leading a public school system. That revelation raises questions about judgment, vetting, and public safety all at once.
When ICE officers tried to take him into custody, he bolted from them, abandoned his car, and was later found in brushy terrain with the help of a K9 unit. Agents say they discovered a loaded handgun, a fixed-blade hunting knife, and roughly $3,000 in cash in his vehicle. Those are not the belongings you expect to find in the car of a public school superintendent.
There are reports this man first entered the United States on a student visa and was ordered removed in absentia, and that an immigration judge later denied a motion to reopen his case. He also reportedly has a prior weapons arrest from 2020, though public records aren’t clear on how that case was resolved. Taken together, the fragments paint a messy picture that school officials and parents deserve to see clarified.
Bill Melugin’s X post continues:
Fox is told Dr. Roberts fled from ICE agents in his car once they ID’d themselves as immigration agents, speeding away, then abandoning the car. He was found in a brushy area 200 yards away with the help of an Iowa State Police K9. Per ICE official, agents found a loaded gun, a “fixed blade hunting knife”, and $3,000 cash in Dr. Robert’s vehicle.
Per senior ICE official, Roberts first entered the U.S. in 1999 on a F-1 student visa at St. John’s University was ordered removed from the United States on May 22, 2024, with proceedings being held in absentia. On April 24, 2025, an Immigration Judge in Dallas, TX denied a Motion to Reopen his immigration case.
Fox is told Dr. Roberts also has a weapons arrest in 2020, though the disposition of that charge/case is currently unclear.
More details as they come…
(Mugshot is from prior arrest).
The raw account in that post is damning: fleeing ICE, abandoning a car with weapons and cash, and a deportation order on record. Those are not trivial facts you shrug off because the person held a respected job title. This is a public trust issue as much as an immigration enforcement issue.
Federal law makes it a crime for someone unlawfully in the United States to possess firearms, and the presence of a loaded gun in the vehicle only deepens the gravity of the situation. Parents, teachers, and taxpayers deserve to know the full story about how such a person rose to lead a school system. Any hint of cover-up, sloppy hiring, or political blindness must be exposed and corrected immediately.
How did this individual slip through whatever background checks were done, and what checks were actually performed? Superintendents don’t arrive by accident; they rise through education ranks and pass through layers of HR and board approvals. That raises real questions about paperwork, identity verification, and whether basic employment eligibility checks were ignored.
There are operational questions here as well: which Social Security number was used on payroll, how was employment eligibility represented, and did any administrators or board members ask for proof of lawful status? These details matter because they touch on accountability and on potential vulnerabilities in public employment systems. The public has a right to plain answers, not excuses.
Here’s a photo of the handgun, which appears to be a Glock semi-auto. We might note that it’s against the law for an illegal alien to possess a firearm.
It’s not enough for officials to mutter about investigations and “ongoing inquiries” while parents and citizens get radio silence. School boards and district HR departments should be audited, and any failures in vetting must be fixed publicly and fast. Elected leaders at the local and state level should demand transparency so trust can begin to be rebuilt.
The good news for those who want enforcement is straightforward: this man is on his way back to Guyana, where he belongs. That resolution, assuming the reports are accurate, is the predictable outcome of our laws when they are applied. Lawful immigration and secure communities aren’t extreme ideas; they are basic obligations of any functioning nation.
We voted for leadership that restored border integrity and enforced immigration laws, and that effort has consequences for people who flout the rules. Editor’s Note: Thanks to President Trump, illegal immigration into our great country has virtually stopped. Despite the radical left’s lies, new legislation wasn’t needed to secure our border, just a new president.
Local officials and school boards must answer hard questions and act to prevent a repeat. Parents should demand better background checks, clearer hiring accountability, and timely public updates whenever safety and legality intersect. That’s how trust is rebuilt: with facts, consequences, and a refusal to let political convenience trump public safety.
