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Iowa Democrat Jackie Norris ends US Senate campaign, citing Des Moines superintendent’s ICE arrest

October 16, 2025

Democrat Jackie Norris has ended her campaign for Iowa’s open U.S. Senate seat. She plans to focus on her role as chair of the Des Moines public school board. This decision follows the arrest of Superintendent Ian Roberts by immigration authorities on Sept. 26. Norris says the situation demands her attention and has led to intense scrutiny. She will continue to lead the board during this transition and work on securing voter approval for a $265 million bond in November. Her departure leaves several male candidates in the Democratic primary field, with Republicans favored to retain the seat. Republican Sen. Joni Ernst is stepping down after serving two terms.

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This photo provided by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement shows Des Moines Public Schools Superintendent Ian Roberts on Feb. 26, 2025. (ICE via AP)

Iowa revokes license of schools superintendent arrested by ICE, saying he is in US illegally

September 29, 2025

A state agency revoked the professional license of the leader of Iowa’s largest school district on Monday, days after he was detained on accusations that he was living and working in the country illegally. The Iowa Board of Educational Examiners said in a letter to Des Moines Public Schools Superintendent Ian Roberts that he was ineligible to hold a license because “you no longer possess legal presence in the United States.” U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents arrested Roberts on Friday, saying he was subject to a removal order that a judge issued in May 2024. Roberts is a native of Guyana who entered the United States on a student visa in 1999. He’s being held at an Iowa jail.

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A cyclist crosses an intersection, on Monday, Sept. 8, 2025, where witnesses found Felipe de Jesus Hernandez Marcelo covered in blood after he was shot on June 21, in Muscatine, Iowa. (AP Photo/Ryan J. Foley)

Immigration judge denies bond for man detained by ICE after nearly dying in Iowa shooting

September 18, 2025

An immigration judge has denied bond to a man who has been detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement since he sought police help as the victim of a near-fatal shooting in Iowa months ago. The ruling means Felipe de Jesus Hernandez Marcelo will remain jailed pending deportation proceedings. He acknowledges he entered the country illegally in 2021 from Mexico. Hernandez has been in ICE custody since June 24, days after he nearly died from gunshot wounds he sustained when people tried to rob him in Muscatine, Iowa. A growing number of crime victims are facing arrest and deportation during the Trump administration’s illegal immigration crackdown, after ICE rescinded protections for them. Hernandez is applying for a special visa for crime victims.

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A mural on the side of a building is shown in downtown Muscatine, Iowa, on Monday, Sept. 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Ryan J. Foley.)

A father nearly died by an assailant’s bullet. He’s one of many crime victims US wants to deport

September 15, 2025

A man detained by authorities days after he nearly died in an Iowa shooting is one of a growing number of crime victims who have been targeted in the Trump administration’s crackdown on illegal immigration. Felipe de Jesus Hernandez Marcelo was shot in June during an attempted robbery in Muscatine, Iowa, and has been detained since he got out of the hospital. In January, Immigration and Customs Enforcement rescinded a policy that had shielded many victims from detention and removal. The number of people applying for visas that allow some victims and their families to remain in the country has plummeted since then. Others have been detained unexpectedly by ICE as they go through the lengthy application process.

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