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Dem state election board under fire after ICE-arrested superintendent surfaces on voter rolls
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EXCLUSIVE: Maryland’s voter rolls are coming under House Republican scrutiny after it was discovered that an illegal immigrant serving as a superintendent of a massive school system in Iowa was fraudulently registered to vote in Maryland, Fox News Digital learned.
House Committee on House Administration chair Bryan Steil, R-Wisc., and Vice Chair Laurel Lee, R-Fla., sent a letter to Maryland State Board of Elections Administrator Jared DeMarinis on Thursday demanding answers regarding Ian Andre Roberts’ registration to vote in the state despite not holding U.S. citizenship. The House Administration Committee oversees House operations and oversight and also is charged with considering proposals to amend federal election law.
Roberts’ voter registration documents have faced intense scrutiny from conservatives, including when a Maryland county board of elections released redacted versions of the files in November that blacked out how Roberts answered the citizenship question.
«The Committee is concerned about the integrity and accuracy of Maryland’s citizenship verification processes, and therefore the state’s voter rolls. To assist the Committee’s oversight of this matter, please provide the following information as soon as possible,» the letter read, hitting the election chief with 10 questions related to the state’s voter role vetting process and the prevalence of illegal immigrants on voter rolls.
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Former Des Moines, Iowa, superintendent Ian Andre Roberts, who was detained by ICE and federally charged. (Polk County Sheriff)
The committee is pressing for details, asking: «Is Roberts still a registered voter in Maryland?;» «Has Mr. Roberts ever voted in Maryland? If yes, what election(s) did he participate in?;» «Was Mr. Roberts ever mailed an absentee ballot? If yes, for which election(s)?» and «How does the State Board of Elections fulfill their obligations under 52 U.S.C. §20507 to conduct a general program to remove ineligible voters from the rolls?»
Maryland is a Democratic state, with the party controlling the offices of governor, secretary of state, attorney general and both chambers of the state legislature.
Roberts worked in Baltimore City Schools between August 2001 and June 2010, including serving as a teacher, resident principal and principal at various points across his career in Maryland, local media previously reported.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials arrested Roberts, who originally is from Guyana, in September. Roberts was working as the superintendent of the Des Moines, Iowa, public school system at the time of his arrest, which sparked widespread interest and concern that an illegal immigrant was in such a high-profile position despite his employment authorization card expiring in 2020.
The arrest opened the floodgates to investigations into Roberts’ past, including uncovering a lengthy criminal history in the U.S. that stretches back to 1996, when he was charged with criminal possession of narcotics with intent to sell in New York.
Roberts also was discovered to be a registered voter in Maryland. It is illegal for noncitizens to vote in federal or state elections.
Maryland, along with five other states, was additionally hit with a lawsuit earlier in December filed by the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division for «failure to produce their statewide voter registration lists upon request,» according to the DOJ.
«The Department of Justice’s lawsuit against the Maryland Board of Elections is a stark reminder of the deep-seated issues plaguing our voter registration system,» Republican state delegate Matt Morgan, who is chair of the Maryland Freedom Caucus, said of Maryland’s voter roles to Fox Digital.
«For years, we’ve heard dismissals that non-citizens voting ‘never happens,’ yet Ian Andra Roberts’ story is irrefutable proof to the contrary. These revelations highlight serious flaws that undermine public trust and the integrity of our elections. The Maryland Freedom Caucus supports the DOJ’s efforts to protect our democracy by ensuring only citizens vote,» he continued.
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The Roberts saga heightened in November after the American Accountability Foundation filed a public records request to obtain Roberts’ voter registration documents. The Prince George, Maryland, Board of Elections returned heavily redacted documents that blacked out Roberts’ sex, whether he checked the citizenship box, his date of birth and other information.
A vote here sign ahead of the 2025 election cycle. (Mark Kauzlarich/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
Conservative legal group Restoring Integrity and Trust in Elections (RITE) sent the board a warning letter shortly after to provide unredacted versions of the documents or face a potential court battle. The county board complied in December, revealing Roberts fraudulently stated he was an American citizen on the documents.
«When election officials attempt to hide eligibility records, the public loses the ability to verify that the law is being followed,» Restoring Integrity and Trust in Elections CEO and President Justin Riemer said in a December press release of the unredacted version of the files. «Once the records were produced, we saw just how weak Maryland’s safeguards really are. This is unfortunately all too common around the country and federal laws do little to help stop noncitizens from registering to vote.»
The Maryland State Board of Elections previously said Roberts did not vote in elections.
«Records released by the Maryland State Board of Elections confirm that a noncitizen has successfully registered to vote in Maryland on at least two occasions,» Steil and Lee continued in the letter. «The situation prompts ongoing concerns that states are not verifying the citizenship of registrants. Oversight of federal elections is critical to inform potential legislative reforms and safeguard the integrity of federal elections. The Committee is therefore seeking information from the Maryland State Board of Elections.»
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The letter also took issue with the heavy redactions to Roberts’ documents when they were initially released.
«Mr. Roberts repeatedly claimed U.S. citizenship and remained a registered voter in Maryland for years, despite leaving the state over a decade ago,» they wrote. «The American Accountability Foundation filed a public records request for Mr. Roberts’s voter registration application. The original release of the documents contained heavy, intentional redactions, including Mr. Roberts’s answer to the citizenship question. The subsequent release of Mr. Roberts’s application still redacts crucial information such as the source of his voter registration application.»
Republican Wisconsin Rep. Bryan Steil is leading the charge in demanding answers from the Maryland Board of Elections regarding illegal immigrants on voter roles. (Greg Nash/Pool via Reuters)
The committee leaders argued that the «recurring redactions suggest that Maryland is either concealing an accidental voter registration of an illegal alien or withholding information about its failure to verify citizenship.»
The county board of elections told Fox News Digital Wednesday that «the Prince George’s County Board of Elections adheres to all legal and statutory requirements under the Federal and State Election Laws, as well as the processes and requirements set forth within the Maryland Code of Regulations (COMAR.)»
«Following a review of the (Maryland public information act) request by legal counsel, and after consultation with the Maryland State Board of Elections, given consideration to the NVRA statutory laws as well as the accompanying reported Federal Cases addressing the subject of Election Board voter information disclosures, it was determined that some of the information in question concerning Mr. Robers could not be redacted. The situation concerning the previously redacted information was immediately rectified,» election administrator Wendy Honesty-Bey said in an email to Fox News Digital.
Republicans say that illegal immigrant Ian Andre Roberts being registered to vote in Maryland raises serious concerns about the state’s voting processes. (Keith Srakocic/AP Photo and ICE)
Roberts was taken into the U.S. Marshall’s custody and will face prosecution, the Department of Homeland Security said in October.
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Roberts’ arrest, itself, also was mired in controversy. He attempted to flee law enforcement officers, according to the Department of Homeland Security, and was found to be in possession of $3,000 in cash, a Glock 9 mm pistol and a hunting knife at the time of his arrest.
Roberts was criminally charged Oct. 2 with being an illegal alien in possession of firearms, according to the Department of Homeland Security.
The charges are his latest in a lengthy rap sheet that goes back to 1996.
Roberts first arrived in the U.S. in 1994, according to the Department of Homeland Security, and faced a charge for third-degree unauthorized use of a vehicle in Queens, New York, in 1998 that was later dropped, a 2012 conviction for reckless driving in Maryland, second-degree criminal possession of a weapon and other weapons charges in 2020, and a 2022 conviction for unlawful possession of a loaded firearm in Pennsylvania.
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The Iowa Board of Educational Examiners revoked Roberts’ education license following his arrest, and he is no longer permitted to serve as a superintendent in the state. The district is now suing the executive search firm that helped hire Roberts for breach of contract, negligent misrepresentation, general negligence and is also seeking monetary damages, Fox Digital previously reported.
Fox News Digital reached out to Roberts’ attorney for any updates on the case.
«We’re reviewing all allegations at this point to determine their veracity,» Brandon Brown, an attorney for Roberts, told Axios in October.
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Una madre le inventaba enfermedades a su hijo, lo obligaba a usar silla de ruedas y hasta lo sometió a cirugías innecesarias
La policía del condado de Tarrant, Texas, detuvo a Kaitlyn Rose Laura, una mujer de 31 años acusada de someter a su hijo de tres años a procedimientos médicos innecesarios, incluyendo la colocación quirúrgica de una sonda de alimentación que el menor no necesitaba.
La investigación, que se extendió entre 2022 y 2026, reveló un caso estremecedor de abuso infantil médico, conocido como Síndrome de Munchausen.
Según los documentos judiciales, Laura inventó síntomas y enfermedades para su hijo, como convulsiones, trastornos graves y hasta parálisis cerebral, que los médicos descartaron tras múltiples estudios.
Cómo se destapó el caso
El escándalo salió a la luz cuando el personal médico del Cook Children’s Medical Center alertó a las autoridades sobre la posibilidad de que el niño estuviera siendo víctima de abuso.
Según una declaración jurada de arresto obtenida por The Dallas Morning News , CBS News y NBC 5 Dallas–Fort Worth, Laura afirmó ante el equipo de gastroenterología del Cook Children’s Medical Center en Fort Worth que su hijo tenía “problemas para comer”.
Kaitlyn Rose Laura fue detenida y acusada de maltrato. (Foto: gentileza People).
Los profesionales notaron que, cuando el menor estuvo internado sin la presencia de su madre, pudo comer y beber normalmente, sin mostrar ninguno de los síntomas que Laura describía.
Además, intentó ponerse de pie mientras su madre insistía en que usara una silla de ruedas, según informó The Dallas Morning News .
A pesar de las advertencias, la mujer continuó buscando tratamientos innecesarios en otros hospitales. El calvario del niño incluyó la colocación de una nueva sonda y la insistencia de Laura en que necesitaba nutrición intravenosa y hasta cuidados paliativos.
Según The Dallas Morning News, el presunto maltrato médico del niño fue denunciado por primera vez a los Servicios de Protección Infantil en junio de 2025, después de que los médicos determinaran que las afecciones médicas que Laura afirmaba que tenía su hijo eran falsas o exageradas, y que sus tratamientos eran innecesarios. Kaitlyn Rose Laura sometió a su hijo a decenas de procedimientos inútiles. (Foto: gentileza El Heraldo).
Además, una maestra también denunció a la mujer en octubre de 2025. La educadora afirmó que el niño comía alimentos sólidos y “se desplazaba por el campus de forma independiente sin usar su andador ni su silla de ruedas”.
Finalmente, en febrero de 2026, el menor fue retirado de la custodia de su madre y trasladado a una familia de acogida, donde, según las autoridades, comenzó a recuperarse.
Las acusaciones y el trasfondo
Laura fue arrestada el 25 de marzo por el Departamento del Sheriff del condado de Tarrant y enfrenta cargos por lesiones graves a un menor. La fianza total fue de 125.000 dólares, que pagó para recuperar la libertad el 31 de marzo.
El sheriff Bill Waybourn calificó el caso como “un crimen horroroso” y aseguró que la mujer actuó de manera “malvada y tortuosa” con su hijo. “Ese bebé fue cortado, le pusieron tubos, le dieron drogas y narcóticos que no necesitaba”, sostuvo Waybourn, quien también confirmó que el niño “está floreciendo” con su nueva familia.
“Esta persona narcisista, que busca el placer de obtener compasión por tener un hijo frágil, es lo que vemos desarrollarse ante nuestros ojos”, dijo el sheriff sobre la mujer.
Además de los cargos por abuso, la investigación apunta a un posible fraude a Medicaid y a la existencia de al menos tres cuentas de GoFundMe creadas por Laura para recaudar dinero con las enfermedades inventadas de su hijo.
La policía solicita ahora a cualquier persona que haya donado fondos a Laura, o que haya intercambiado mensajes de texto con ella sobre la salud de su hijo, que se comunique
Qué es el Síndrome de Munchausen por poder
El Síndrome de Munchausen por poder —actualmente denominado Trastorno Facticio impuesto a otro— es una forma de abuso en la que un cuidador, generalmente un padre o madre, fabrica o provoca síntomas físicos o psicológicos en un menor para obtener atención, compasión o validación de médicos y la comunidad.
Este tipo de casos son difíciles de detectar porque el abusador suele mostrarse como un padre extremadamente dedicado y conocedor de temas médicos, lo que puede llevar a que el sistema judicial y sanitario pase por alto el abuso durante años.
Entre las señales de alerta, los investigadores destacan la creación de múltiples campañas de recaudación de fondos en línea y la insistencia en tratamientos médicos complejos sin justificación clínica.
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US embassies in Bahrain, Egypt issue warnings as Iran threatens universities across Middle East
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The U.S. Embassy in Bahrain told American citizens in the country to shelter in place on Tuesday, as the embassy in Egypt issued its own caution to Americans amid threats that Iran and its terror proxies may try to target American universities across the Middle East.
The embassy in Manama directed all U.S. government employees, along with all other Americans in the country, to shelter in a secure structure and stay away from windows until further notice.
«Iran and its aligned terrorist militias may intend to target American universities in Bahrain,» the embassy said. «Iran has specifically threatened American universities across the Middle East.»
The embassy provided instructions to those Americans who wish to leave the Middle East.
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A general view shows people crowding the Central Market for shopping during the final days of Ramadan in Manama, Bahrain, on March 18, 2026. (Ayman Yaqoob/Anadolu via Getty Images)
«If you want to leave the Middle East, the U.S. government is ready to assist by providing you the latest information about the departure options available,» it said.
A view of damage in Manama, Bahrain, after a kamikaze drone strike during Iran’s retaliatory attack on March 1, 2026. (Stringer/Anadolu/via Getty Images)
For those who wish to remain and shelter in place, the embassy reminded them to have a supply of food, water, medications and other essential items.
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«We urge all Americans to remain vigilant, follow local authorities’ instructions, and review the latest guidance from the U.S. Embassy or Consulate,» the embassy said.
The headquarters of the U.S. 5th Fleet in Manama, Bahrain. (Petty Officer 2nd Class Adelola Tinubu/U.S. Naval Forces Central Command/U.S. 5th Fleet )
Meanwhile, the U.S. Embassy in Cairo advised U.S. citizens to closely monitor the news for regional developments.
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«Egyptian authorities generally offer effective security protection,» the embassy said. «However, extremists and Iranian-aligned actors have expressed interest in planning and carrying out attacks in the region. Iran and its aligned terrorist militias may intend to target universities in the Middle East. Iran has specifically threatened American universities across the Middle East.
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Vance says Iran has ‘2 pathways’ as 12-hour deadline looms, prays US on ‘God’s side’ in nixing nuclear threat
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Vice President JD Vance said that Iran has «two pathways» it can take regarding the conclusion of the war as President Donald Trump’s 12-hour deadline is looming Tuesday for the regime to reopen the Strait of Hormuz or face strikes on its power plants and bridges.
Vance, speaking in Hungary, also said he is praying that the United States is on «God’s side» in its pursuit to prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon.
«There are two pathways that this thing is ultimately going to end. First of all, the United States has largely accomplished its military objectives,» Vance said. «There are still some things that we’d like to do, for example, on Iranian ability to manufacture weapons, that we’d like to do a little bit more work on militarily. But fundamentally, the military objectives of the United States have been completed.»
«I think there really are two pathways, and I’m oversimplifying this a little bit, but I think pathway one is where the Iranians decide they’re going to be a normal country. They’re not going to fund terrorism anymore. They’re going to be part of the world system of commerce and exchange,» Vance continued. «And that’s going to mean much better things for them economically. It’s going to mean better things for the peace and safety of the world. It’s going to mean a lot of good things for a lot of people all over the planet. That’s option A.»
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Vice President JD Vance holds a joint press conference with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban in Budapest, Hungary, on Tuesday, April 7, 2026. (Jonathan Ernst/AP)
«Option B is that the Iranians don’t come to the table and they stay committed to terrorism, to terrorizing their neighbors, not just Israel but of course their Arab neighbors too. Then the economic situation in Iran is going to continue to be very, very bad. And frankly, it will probably get worse,» the vice president said.
«The president also has been very clear that while the Iranians are trying to exact as much economic cost through the Strait of Hormuz, the United States has the ability to extract much greater economic costs on Iran than Iran has an ability to extract costs on us or on our friends in the world,» Vance also said. «So I hope that they’re smart. The president has set a deadline for about 12 hours from now, and the United States, we’re going to find out. But there’s going to be a lot of negotiation between now and then, and I’m hopeful that it gets to a good resolution.»
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U.S. Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt II attack aircraft «have been used to strike Iranian naval vessels during Operation Epic Fury,» CENTCOM said Wednesday, March 25, 2026. (U.S. Central Command)
Vance told reporters Tuesday that his attitude toward military conflict has been to pray that «we are on God’s side.»
«We’re doing this because we don’t want a regime that has committed acts of terrorism to have the world’s most dangerous weapon. Because that would mean a lot of innocent people dead,» Vance said about the war. «I certainly hope that God agrees with the decision that Iran shouldn’t have a nuclear weapon, but I’ll keep praying about it.»
Vance also accused Iran of unleashing «acts of economic terrorism» that are obstructing the free flow of gas and oil around the world.
A satellite image shows the Strait of Hormuz, a key maritime passage connecting the Persian Gulf to the Gulf of Oman, vital for global energy supply. (Amanda Macias/Fox News Digital)
«So they’ve got to know, we’ve got tools in our toolkit that we so far haven’t decided to use. The president of the United States can decide to use them, and he will decide to use them if the Iranians don’t change their course of conduct,» he warned.
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Vance also confirmed Tuesday that «we were going to strike some military targets on Kharg Island» and «I believe we have done so.»
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