Tell ICE: Release School Superintendent Dr. Ian Roberts

Immigration and Customs Enforcement just tore a nationally respected school administrator from his community and locked him up. 

Des Moines Public Schools superintendent Dr. Ian Roberts has devoted his life to educating kids and strengthened Iowa’s largest school district, and now he’s being treated like a criminal—for no reason other than a cruel, fear-driven agenda.

By arresting such a high-profile, respected figure, ICE has exposed the truth about this administration’s immigration policies: their goal isn’t safety, it’s fear. If they can destroy the life of a school superintendent, they can do it to anyone. It doesn’t matter how much you give back to your community—ICE will come for you. We need to show them we won’t back down.

Tell ICE and Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem: “Release Des Moines Public Schools superintendent Dr. Ian Roberts immediately.”

This is cruelty, plain and simple. Parents have lost a trusted partner. Teachers have lost a leader. Students have lost the champion who fought every day for their education and safety. Every moment Roberts spends behind bars is another moment ICE tears at the heart of Des Moines.

We cannot let this stand. Dr. Roberts has deep roots in Iowa. He is not a danger. He is an educator, a mentor, and a role model who belongs with his family and his students—not locked away to serve a political agenda.

ICE has the power to release him today. But they will only act if we make it impossible to ignore the outrage. Local voices are rising up, but they need the strength of a national movement behind them.

Tell ICE: Release Dr. Ian Roberts now. Justice, compassion, and the future of our nation’s immigration policy demand it.

The petition to ICE and Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem reads: “Release Des Moines Public Schools superintendent Dr. Ian Roberts immediately.”