His parents are immigrants from Guyana
sounds like he and his brothers were born in the US, grew up in Brooklyn, NY.
https://www.iowapublicradio.org/ipr-news/2025-09-26/des-moines-public-schools-superintendent-ian-roberts-detained-by-ice-immigration-agents
Roberts was named superintendent in 2023. A district profile states he was born to immigrant parents from Guyana and grew up in Brooklyn, New York.
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