TimHauck

Let’s be clear on what DHS has stated. To my knowledge, it is just this, but someone correct me if I’m wrong: -He entered on a student visa in 1999 (maybe that was the first time he had legal status, but according to interviews from Roberts he said he lived in Brooklyn as a child). Again they never stated that he overstayed this. -He has an arrest and gun charge from 2020 (still no details on this other than a date, a mugshot and that it was via the Port Authority) -He was issued a final deportation order in 2024. -He fled a traffic stop and was arrested last week with the gun, knife, and cash. We don’t know for sure what his status was between 1999 and 2024, and for how much of that he was not legal. I thought one possibility is that maybe he was a citizen at one time, but maybe his marriage was ruled fraudulent. His lawyer does now seem to be implying he was never a citizen however: https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/investigations/readers-watchdog/2025/09/29/case-for-des-moines-superintendent-ian-roberts-ice-deportation/86400083007/?taid=68da6dc9da1c960001cd41f4&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter&sltsgmt=0154_D

I’m just trying to get all the facts. Weird to say I’m still defending him immediately after a post where I suggested he may have had a stolen SS number.

Considering the number of different public school jobs he held, Occam’s razor says he probably did get through some if not all of them. Maybe he was using a stolen SS # or something?

He had to have at least been paying taxes out of his paycheck. Lawyer Laura from the gaming chatroom claims he was actually having wages garnished from an unpaid debt. Although she does acknowledge not all these cases are probably him, since some just say “Ian” and some say “Ian A.” There are a few that specify “Ian Andre” though, including a paternity case and a lawsuit from a woman that was a track athlete at Morgan State. I will acknowledge as more comes out it’s not looking good for him, and I said from the beginning running from law enforcement wasn’t a good indication, and that it’s possible he was a fraudster. But I’m not going to apologize for not automatically taking DHS at their word, as they’ve proven to in the past to have made claims they think are factual that really aren’t. I’m surprised no one has pulled up records from the deportation hearings yet that I’ve seen, would be curious to read that.

The Des Moines district confirmed they completed the FBI check on him, although the background check company says they don’t check immigration status. https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/education/2025/09/28/des-moines-public-schools-superintendent-background-check-ian-roberts/86375977007/?gnt-cfr=1&gca-cat=p&gca-uir=true&gca-epti=z118065p117350n00----c00----e004200v118065b00xxxxd11xx65&gca-ft=9&gca-ds=sophi&sltsgmt=0154_D

Wasn’t his real name, he changed it

Shooter had previously filed multiple lawsuits claiming “LGBTQ white supremacists” were after him. https://nypost.com/2025/09/28/us-news/southport-mass-shooting-suspect-identified-as-nigel-edge-after-deadly-north-carolina-attack-report/

I know. It’s possible the marriage was a sham to get citizenship. But if so, wouldn’t that give them more incentive to actually go through the process?

Never said it did.

I’m not ignoring the follow up questions. This story has so many unanswered questions I wouldn’t expect every reporter to ask them all. I wasn’t so focused on whether he was married or not. I just raised it as a piece of evidence suggesting that he may have had legal status. You’re the one fighting the claim despite seeing a copy of his marriage certificate.

Probably because the legacy media sucks. I don’t know if he was a citizen, but he was definitely married. @jonnyutah can you back me up here? Here’s their wedding photos https://www.swflphotography.com/lenisha-ian-naples-bay-resort/

Weird, because you just did it 45 minutes ago.

It was a copy of his marriage certificate dude. And it was posted by a lawyer that’s on your side of this topic. @jonnyutah has cited her as well, are you going to make fun of him for “believing Billy’s gaming chat room”? Her work has been cited in some of the articles btw: https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/2025/09/27/dmps-superintendent-ian-roberts-still-in-u-s-saturday-after-ice-arrest/86392073007/#

I have said multiple times it was possible he was a fraudster. But yes I do believe in innocent until proven guilty.

In the x thread linked earlier

This isn’t gonna help you get a cheaper house

I wouldn’t say it was “clearly false.” He was married to a citizen, so he could have gotten citizenship through that. But it’s possible his marriage was considered fraudulent and they revoked it, triggering the deportation order.

Michigan church thread got peenie’d?

No they’re not sure, no one should be. But you seemed to be implying they were not legit by talking about his crimes. I do agree with you about “why wouldn’t he have done similarly at other jobs” - he probably did, so either he was legal during his time at the other jobs, or he committed fraud.

You said he “presented documents that appeared legit.” Are you suggesting they were not actually legit? Or do you think that he was legal at the time the documents were submitted? Pretty much has to be one of those 2 options.

So you think it was an elaborate fraud scheme?

They never said he didn’t get another type of visa or citizenship later though. He worked for like 5 different public school systems after 2005, I find it hard to believe he was illegal that whole time (edit: again, unless it was an elaborate fraud scheme)

I think you fell for ICE’s misleading wording. They never said he overstayed his student visa, just that that’s when he first entered.

you may have read the chart wrong. It was currently higher than 2023

You said “there aren’t”