(Radio Iowa) – The state board of educational examiners has revoked the state license for the Des Moines superintendent who was arrested by ICE on Friday. A letter from the board says Ian Roberts authority to serve as superintendent of Des Moines Public Schools is revoked because state officials received information that Roberts “no longer possesses legal presence in the U.S.” The letter was sent to Roberts’ home address this (Monday) morning and released to the media.

Roberts, a native of Guyana who is being held in the Woodbury County jail in Sioux City, faces deportation. The Iowa-Nebraska chapter of the N-Double-A-C-P says its leadership spoke with Roberts Sunday and the organization is calling on federal, state and local authorities to guarantee due process and full transparency about his case.