The Federalist: Illegal Alien Superintendent’s Voter Registration Docs Deepen Need For Better Vetting

Published On: December 02nd, 2025

The Federalist reported on our work obtaining records that showed Ian Roberts, the illegal alien who ran the Des Moines school district, falsely declared he was a US citizen on his Maryland voter registration.

The illegal alien who ran Iowa’s largest public school district before being apprehended by ICE claimed to be a U.S. citizen on his Maryland voter registration forms, according to records obtained by the Public Interest Legal Foundation (PILF). 

Ian Andre Roberts’ apparent false claim of citizenship exposes Maryland’s election integrity vulnerabilities and proves the need for better immigration status vetting, a foundation official asserts. The case also screams for congressional passage of a bill requiring documentary proof of U.S. citizenship to vote in federal elections. 

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