Maryland Freedom Caucus Chairman and State Delegate Matt Morgan (R-St. Mary’s County) confirmed on Monday that the individual named Ian Andre Roberts, who appears in Maryland’s voter database and is actively registered as a Democrat, is the illegal immigrant from Guyana who was working as the Des Moines Public Schools Superintendent until his arrest last week by federal immigration authorities.
The Maryland State Board of Elections voter lookup portal shows that Roberts most recently registered as a Democrat on February 1, 2017, using the address of an upscale apartment building in Greenbelt, Maryland.
According to Roberts’ profile on the social networking website LinkedIn, in 2017, Roberts worked as a middle and high school superintendent for St. Louis Public Schools, making it likely that he lived in Missouri.
By June 2018, Roberts indicates he was working as the Chief Schools Officer for Aspire Public Schools in Oakland, California. He also held roles in the Millcreek Township School District in Pennsylvania and at an educational company in the Kansas City Metropolitan Area, in addition to his most recent position as a superintendent in Des Moines, according to his LinkedIn profile.
The Maryland Freedom Caucus additionally reported that Roberts held a Maryland driver’s license.
“Once again, our citizens’ votes are diluted and the democratic process is undermined as another illegal alien is found on Maryland’s voter rolls,” said Morgan. “This isn’t about politics; it violates our fundamental right to fair and secure elections.”
BREAKING: Another Maryland Man controversy!
Have you heard the story of Ian Andre Roberts, the Superintendent for Des Moines Public Schools? He was arrested late last week for a standing deportation order. Turns out, he is actively registered to vote in Maryland, despite being… pic.twitter.com/T7XlAobQ6O
— Maryland Freedom Caucus (@MDFreedomCaucus) September 29, 2025
The voter registration data for Roberts appears to belong to an individual born on December 18, 1970, which matches the month and date assigned to Roberts’ birth on World Athletics – contrary to the year of birth reported by The Des Moines Register last Friday, citing U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
To determine whether Roberts was born in 1970 or 1973, The Tennessee Star contacted the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and ICE, including the local ICE office that handled Roberts’ detainment, but the agencies did not address the question. An ICE spokesman instead sent The Star a copy of the press release the agency published following Roberts’ arrest last Friday, which did not include a birth date.
Exact circumstances regarding Roberts’ early history in the United States are unclear, as he confirmed in a 2020 interview that he was born in Guyana, and while the school district’s biography for Roberts states that he spent most of his life in New York, ICE said last week that he did not enter the country on a student visa until 1999.
Roberts competed in the 2000 Sydney Olympics after attending Coppin State University, which published a reflection on Roberts’ time as an athlete ahead of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. The profile said that Roberts’ father immigrated to the United States in the 1980s, while his mother followed in the 2000s.
“Both parents came in search of better opportunities for themselves and their family,” the university reported.
Roberts told the university in 2020, “one day I hope to return to my birthplace of Guyana, South America as a public servant.”
ICE stated last week that after Roberts initially fled from immigration authorities, a handgun, $3,000, and a fixed-blade hunting knife were recovered upon locating the vehicle and making the arrest.
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Tom Pappert is the lead reporter for The Tennessee Star, and also reports for The Pennsylvania Daily Star and The Arizona Sun Times. Follow Tom on X/Twitter. Email tips to [email protected].
Photo “Voting Booth” by Corey Seeman. CC BY-NC-SA 2.0.
It begs the question, since the 2017 registration has he continued to vote in Maryland? Iowas? California?
Of course he is. Was there ever a doubt?