DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Legal professionals for the Des Moines public faculties chief detained by immigration authorities have requested an immigration court docket to place deportation proceedings on maintain.
Lawyer Alfredo Parrish mentioned his regulation agency filed the request for stick with the federal immigration court docket in Omaha on behalf of Superintendent Ian Roberts. Parrish didn’t elaborate on the submitting, which was made underneath seal, however mentioned his regulation agency deliberate a information convention later Tuesday.
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement brokers detained Roberts final week, saying the native of Guyana was dwelling and dealing within the nation illegally. A state board promptly stripped Roberts of his license to be superintendent.
The Des Moines college board voted Monday evening to place Roberts on unpaid depart from his job main the district, which has greater than 30,000 college students and almost 5,000 workers.
Board chair Jackie Norris mentioned Roberts and his authorized staff have till midday on Tuesday to offer documentation exhibiting that he was capable of legally work within the U.S., or he would face dismissal proceedings. She mentioned the board may meet as quickly as Tuesday night in a particular session.
Roberts, 54, has been held since his arrest on the Woodbury County Jail in Sioux Metropolis, Iowa, about 150 miles (240 kilometers) northwest of Des Moines.
