Jon Lemons - Des Moines Public Schools / AP Illegal Immigrant Superintendent in Iowa to Plead Guilty Over Falsely Claiming to Be US Citizen Roberts at first pleaded not guilty to one count of making a false statement for employment and one count of unlawfully possessing a firearm. By The Associated Press January 21, 2026
Tibrina Hobson / Getty ImagesCommentary GOP Rep Introduces Bill to Stop Minn. Welfare Fraud From Spreading to Other States -- And Dems Will Hate Law's Name “What we’re seeing in Minnesota is a jaw‑dropping failure of leadership, nearly $9 billion lost to fraud under Governor Tim Walz’s watch." By C. Douglas Golden December 30, 2025
@GrageDustin / X screen shotOp-Ed The Des Moines School Board Illegal Immigrant Fiasco Exposes the Dangers of Improper Vetting Americans have seen the resulting chaos and underlying corruption on high-definition display in episodes like that in Des Moines. By Mark Cromer November 7, 2025
@KCCINews / X screen shot; LordRunar / Getty Images Sick! Iowa Man Charged for Allegedly Installing Cameras in Porta-Potties, Filming Dozens of Adults and Children Several students alerted police officers to the device, which was removed and turned over to investigators. By Johnathan Jones October 26, 2025
@GrageDustin / X screen shot Iowa Dem's Senate Campaign Implodes Over Her Hiring of Illegal Alien with a Rap Sheet for Top School Job Hiring an illegal immigrant to run Iowa's largest school district was not good for one Democrat's campaign. By Jack Davis October 17, 2025
ICE / AP Photo Criminal Illegal Superintendent Earned Extra from DEI Side Gig on Top of 6-Figure Pay: Report A criminal illegal alien arrested in Iowa was working as a superintendent and making extra money on top of that thanks to a DEI initiative. By Jason Hopkins October 11, 2025
ICE / AP Photo Alleged Illegal Alien Iowa School Official to Still Be Paid His $286k Taxpayer-Funded Salary He's slated to continue collecting his roughly $286,000 salary for the time being, though some Republicans are calling for his deportation. By V. Saxena September 28, 2025
@BillMelugin_ / X screen shot School Superintendent Detained by ICE in Iowa's Largest City The man who's supposed to be leading a district responsible for educating more than 30,000 students appears to be in deep legal trouble. By Joe Saunders September 26, 2025
Demetrius Freeman - The Washington Post / Getty Images Republican Sen. Joni Ernst Announces Retirement She reflected on her background as a farmer’s daughter who rose to the rank of lieutenant colonel before serving in the Senate. By Johnathan Jones September 2, 2025
4nadia / Getty Images Democrats Flip Key Seat in Iowa Special Election, Sending 2026 Warning Shot to Republicans Democrats are calling their latest special election victory in Iowa a sign of great things to come in 2026. By Jack Davis August 27, 2025