The Former Michelle Obama Staffer Who Hired the Illegal Alien Fugitive as School Superintendent for Des Moines Is Also Running to Replace Joni Ernst as Iowa Senator

Last week we learned that the Des Moines school system hired a fugitive illegal alien to be the superintendent of schools. He was found with a loaded gun, which I don't think is legal for illegals.

He also had prior outstanding warrants for weapon possession.

He was hired by a former Obama staffer named Jackie Norris.

Now we find out that she's running to be a Senator from Iowa, to replace the retiring feminist RINO Joni Ernst.

And she's doubling down on what a great idea it was to hire an unqualified illegal alien.

Democrat Jackie Norris, who oversaw the Des Moines, Iowa School Board for several years while an illegal immigrant named Ian Andre Roberts ran Des Moines' public schools, has rushed to defend Roberts publicly as he faces removal proceedings from immigration services. The Department of Homeland Security said Roberts was found in possession of a loaded handgun, $3,000 in cash and a fixed-blade hunting knife.

But by defending Roberts, Norris may be undermining her own U.S. Senate campaign in a state that is growing increasingly conservative. Norris' campaign did not respond to a request for comment from Just the News.

Norris encouraged "radical empathy" for Roberts

Although it is a violation of federal law for those in the U.S. without legal status to possess a firearm and ammunition, Norris, who is also the former chief of staff for First Lady Michelle Obama, urged people to have "radical empathy" for the superintendent, Ian Roberts, an illegal immigrant from Guyana who has held education positions at school districts across the Midwest and mid-Atlantic regions, despite his immigration status.

"There is much we do not know," Norris said. "However, what we do know is that Dr. Roberts has been an integral part of our school community since he joined over two years ago."

"During his time with our district, he has shown up in ways big and small and has advocated for students and staff, and has begun introducing concepts that will help us reimagine education for future generations," she added.

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Nowhere in her statement did Norris address the fact that Immigration and Customs Enforcement said on Saturday that the agency had arrested Roberts after he sped away from officers in his vehicle during a "targeted enforcement operation" last Friday. He abandoned his vehicle near a "wooded area." Moreover, the vehicle was issued to him by the school district.

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According to ICE, Roberts had existing weapons possession charges from 2020 and was issued a removal order by an immigration judge in May 2024. The superintendent had entered the country in 1999 on a student visa, but apparently remained in the country.

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The controversy comes at a bad time for Norris, who just last month expanded her political ambitions to include a seat in the U.S. Senate. When she launched her bid for the seat in the Democratic primary, she cited her experience on the Des Moines School Board as part of her qualifications.

And don't think he was some kind of exceptional administrator. His last evaluation stated that he "Meets Expectations," which is the middle grade for employees. A Gentleman's C, in other words.

God Save these United States from Michelle Obama's and Hillary Clinton's endless hordes of angry, unqualified lesbian gender revanchists.

posted by Ace at 05:36 PM

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