India, Sept. 27 -- Federal immigration agents have detained the head administrator of Iowa's capital city public schools after a "targeted enforcement operation," authorities said Friday.

Des Moines Public Schools Superintendent Ian Roberts was detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcements agents Friday morning in possession of a loaded handgun, cash and a hunting knife, according to a statement by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Authorities said he tried to evade arrest.

ICE officials said Roberts was in the U.S. on an expired student visa and was given a final order of removal by an immigration judge in May 2024. The agency said that he had "existing weapons charges" from 2020, but it did not release further details....