Prince George’s County in Maryland is under fire for blacking out key details in the voter registration records of Ian Andre Roberts, the former Des Moines school superintendent arrested by ICE in September. Roberts, a Guyanese national who entered the U.S. in 1994 and stayed illegally after his work authorization expired in 2020, managed to climb the ranks in education while racking up a string of criminal charges.
The story broke when watchdog groups requested his Maryland voter files under the National Voter Registration Act. What they got back were documents riddled with 18 redactions, hiding basics like his gender, date of birth, and even the box where he affirmed U.S. citizenship.
“This was shocking,” said Justin Riemer, CEO of the Restoring Integrity and Trust in Elections (RITE). Riemer pointed out that while sensitive info like Social Security numbers can be protected, there’s no excuse for scrubbing citizenship claims or gender.
“When I saw the news reporting, and they showed screenshots of the registration applications with all this information redacted, I was just shocked.”
Roberts’ criminal record, detailed by ICE in October, includes a 1996 charge for possessing narcotics with intent to sell in New York, a 2020 weapons possession case, and a 2022 conviction for unlawful firearm possession in Pennsylvania. During his Iowa arrest on a traffic stop, authorities found him with a loaded Glock 9mm, a hunting knife, and $3,000 in cash—he even tried to flee. Federal charges followed for illegal possession of firearms as an undocumented immigrant.
Despite all this, Roberts registered as a Democrat in Maryland and stayed on the voter rolls long after moving to Iowa. The state even kept mailing him ballots weeks after his illegal status went public. Maryland election officials insist he never actually voted, but the registration alone has fueled demands for a full voter roll audit from Republican lawmakers.
Communist marxist state of MD ..solution move out now
Shows how corrupt Maryland’s democrats are