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Des Moines superintendent to resign after being detained by ICE, lawyer says

Headline from ABC 11 Raleigh, on the newest of 3 developments

An Iowa superintendent who was detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents last week will resign, his attorney said Tuesday.

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Developments in this update

3 dated developments, oldest first, newest marked. Each is named by one outlet's own headline; open its reports to see every outlet that covered it.

  1. Des Moines Schools Board Responds After Superintendent Detained By ICE

    Headline from Newsweek ·

  2. Iowa revokes license of schools superintendent arrested by ICE, saying he is in US illegally

    Headline from WDIO Duluth ·

  3. Newest

    Des Moines superintendent to resign after being detained by ICE, lawyer says

    Headline from ABC 11 Raleigh ·

Reports & sources

39 articles, oldest first.

  1. Legal Insurrection

    ICE Detains Des Moines Public Schools Superintendent (opens Legal Insurrection)

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    Legal Insurrection's feed description

    What the what?!

  2. Salon

    ICE detains Des Moines superintendent, protests erupt (opens Salon)

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    Salon's feed description

    Roberts worked in US schools for decades. Now ICE says he was never authorized to work, Iowans are protesting

  3. The Hill

    ICE detains Des Moines school superintendent (opens The Hill)

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    The Hill's feed description

    Superintendent of Des Moines Public Schools, Ian Roberts, was detained by ICE on Friday over allegations of evading arrest and possessing a loaded handgun.

  4. Newsweek

    Des Moines Schools Board Responds After Superintendent Detained By ICE (opens Newsweek)

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    Newsweek's feed description

    The Des Moines Public Schools Board has unanimously voted to place Superintendent Ian Roberts on paid leave.

  5. CBS News

    Des Moines school superintendent placed on leave after ICE detention (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    Des Moines Public Schools Superintendent Ian Roberts was taken into ICE custody after immigration authorities said he was in the country illegally.

  6. Los Angeles Times

    Iowa revokes license of schools superintendent arrested by ICE, saying he is in U.S. illegally (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    Los Angeles Times's feed description

    A state agency revoked the professional license of the leader of Iowa’s largest school district on Monday, days after he was detained on accusations that he was living and working in the country illegally

  7. Bangor Daily News

    Iowa revokes license of schools superintendent arrested by ICE, saying he is in US illegally (opens Bangor Daily News)

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    Bangor Daily News's feed description

    IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — A state agency revoked the professional license of the leader of Iowa’s largest school district on Monday, days after federal

  8. The Guardian

    Des Moines revokes education license of school superintendent arrested by Ice (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Ian Roberts was superintendent of Des Moines public schools, the largest school district in the state

  9. KESQ Palm Springs

    Iowa’s largest school district places superintendent arrested by ICE on unpaid leave (opens KESQ Palm Springs)

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    KESQ Palm Springs's feed description

    By Michelle Watson, CNN The board of Iowa’s largest school district switched its superintendent from paid to unpaid leave Monday — three days after he was detained by immigration agents. The Department of Homeland Security said Ian Roberts, the leader of Des Moines’ schools, was in the country illeg…

  10. Local News 8

    Des Moines superintendent detained by ICE resigns from his position (opens Local News 8)

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    Local News 8's feed description

    By Michelle Watson, CNN (CNN) — Ian Roberts, the leader of Des Moines’ schools who was detained by immigration agents last week, is resigning, his lawyer said Tuesday. “We will today be sending a letter to the Des Moines school board authorized by Dr.

  11. KEYT Santa Barbara

    Iowa’s largest school district places superintendent arrested by ICE on unpaid leave | News Channel 3-12 (opens KEYT Santa Barbara)

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    KEYT Santa Barbara's feed description

    By Michelle Watson, CNN The board of Iowa’s largest school district switched its superintendent from paid to unpaid leave Monday — three days after he was

  12. The Hill

    Iowa superintendent arrested by ICE placed on unpaid leave (opens The Hill)

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    The Hill's feed description

    An Iowa superintendent who was arrested by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) last week was placed on unpaid leave after his education license was revoked by the state’s Board of Educational Examiners.

  13. CBS News

    Des Moines school superintendent held by ICE steps down as he fights deportation (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    The public schools superintendent of Des Moines, Iowa, has resigned while challenging his deportation after being detained by immigration authorities.

  14. Fox News

    Iowa school superintendent resigns after ICE arrest rocks Des Moines district (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    Ian Roberts will resign as Des Moines school superintendent after federal immigration authorities arrested him last week for illegal entry.

  15. The Hill

    Iowa superintendent resigns after ICE arrest (opens The Hill)

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    The Hill's feed description

    Des Moines Public Schools Superintendent Ian Roberts, who was recently arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), resigned from his post on Tuesday. Roberts’s attorneys announced the development in a press conference where lead lawyer Alfredo Parrish call the situation a “very complex ca…

  16. KEYT Santa Barbara

    Des Moines superintendent detained by ICE resigns from his position | News Channel 3-12 (opens KEYT Santa Barbara)

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    KEYT Santa Barbara's feed description

    By Michelle Watson, CNN (CNN) — Ian Roberts, the leader of Des Moines’ schools who was detained by immigration agents last week, is resigning, his

  17. KEZI Eugene

    Des Moines superintendent detained by ICE resigning from his position (opens KEZI Eugene)

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    KEZI Eugene's feed description

    Ian Roberts, the leader of Des Moines’ schools who was detained by immigration agents last week, is resigning, his lawyer said Tuesday.

  18. CNN

    Des Moines superintendent resigns from his position (opens CNN)

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    CNN's feed description

    Ian Roberts, the leader of Des Moines’ schools who was detained by immigration agents last week, resigned on Tuesday, according to the Associated Press.

  19. Quad-City Times

    Iowa schools leader held by ICE steps down as he fights deportation (opens Quad-City Times)

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    Quad-City Times's feed description

    The public schools superintendent of Des Moines, Iowa, has resigned while challenging his deportation after being detained by immigration authorities. According to his lawyer, Ian Roberts believed his case was

  20. ABC 11 Raleigh

    Des Moines superintendent to resign after being detained by ICE, lawyer says (opens ABC 11 Raleigh)

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    ABC 11 Raleigh's feed description

    An Iowa superintendent who was detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents last week will resign, his attorney said Tuesday.

  21. Fox News

    Des Moines Public School Board accepts superintendent's resignation after ICE arrest (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    Des Moines Public Schools board unanimously accepts Superintendent Ian Roberts' resignation after ICE detention over work authorization and citizenship issues.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

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