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DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Officials put the leader of Iowa’s largest school district on administrative leave Saturday, a day after federal immigration agents arrested him because they said he was in the country illegally. The Des Moines school board voted unanimously to place Superintendent Ian Roberts on paid leave during a three-minute-long special meeting. The board said Roberts was …

President Donald Trump has made good on his promise to send federal troops to Portland. In an online post on Truth Social, which Trump founded, the president said he would provide “all necessary Troops to protect War ravaged Portland.” The Saturday morning announcement was preceded Friday by unusual mass movements of federal agents at the U.S.Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility …

Broadview officials said Saturday that their police department was warned by federal agents there would be “a s— show” in the western suburb in response to Mayor Katrina Thompson’s comments that ICE is “making war on my community.” Their comments came as, for a second day in a row, federal agents launched tear gas and other chemical irritants near protesters …

Stephany Gauffeny talks to NPR on Sept. 27 about her husband Miguel Angel Garcia-Hernandez, a victim of the Sept. 24 shooting at an Dallas ICE facility. Sergio Martínez-Beltrán/NPR hide caption toggle caption Sergio Martínez-Beltrán/NPR DALLAS – Stephany Gauffeny rubs her pregnant belly as she sits on a brown leather chair inside a law office. She’s tired and worried. Gauffeny can …

Des Moines Schools Superintendent Arrested By ICE Is Placed on Leave  The New York Times Ian Roberts: Superintendent of Des Moines Public Schools in Iowa detained by ICE, district says  CNN Des Moines school board votes to put Superintendent Ian Roberts on leave after ICE arrest  The Des Moines Register ICE arrests leader of Iowa’s largest school district, saying he was living and …

Trump Says He Has Ordered Troops to Portland, Oregon, to Protect ICE Facilities  The New York Times Trump news at a glance: Trump orders deployment of national guard to ‘war ravaged’ Portland  The Guardian Why Donald Trump is obsessed with Portland  Politico In response to apparent surge of federal law enforcement in Portland, leaders tell residents not to ‘take the bait’  KGW Lori Chavez-DeRemer …

DES MOINES, Iowa (KCRG/KCCI) – The Des Moines Public School Board voted Saturday to place Superintendent Dr. Ian Roberts on administrative leave after he was detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE, on Friday. The vote during Saturday’s special meeting was 7-0. “While there is still much that we don’t know, what we do know is that Dr. Roberts is currently …

A year into his tenure as superintendent of Iowa’s largest school district, former Olympian Ian Roberts made headlines when – in a maroon three-piece suit, candy cane striped bow tie and matching Nike Air Force 1 sneakers – he ran a 100-meter dash against some of his elementary school students. An 11-year-old crossed the finish line a few steps ahead …

DES MOINES, Iowa (KCRG) – Governor Kim Reynolds has issued a statement on the arrest of Des Moines Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Ian Roberts, calling it “shocking.” The Des Moines Public School District announced Friday that ICE agents detained Dr. Roberts. The press release states that Immigration and Custom Enforcement agents detained Dr. Ian Roberts Friday morning for being in …

Trump orders deployment of troops to Portland, ICE facilities  Reuters Trump orders deployment of troops to Portland and authorises ‘full force’  BBC ‘The number of necessary troops is zero’: Portland mayor responds to Trump announcement  Oregon Public Broadcasting – OPB Donald Trump says he is deploying troops to Portland, Oregon  The Guardian Trump says he is authorizing military to use ‘Full Force’ in Portland  Politico …