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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Ryan J. Foley and Hannah Fingerhut

Iowa superintendent detained by ICE falsely claimed he was a US citizen, indictment says

Immigration Des Moines Superintendent - (ASSOCIATED PRESS)

The former superintendent of Iowa’s largest school district has been indicted by a federal grand jury after authorities said he falsely claimed to be a U.S. citizen who was eligible to work.

A two-count indictment returned Thursday evening by a federal grand jury in Des Moines charges Ian Roberts with one count of making a false statement for employment and one count of being an illegal alien in possession of a firearm.

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