The public schools superintendent of Des Moines, Iowa, has resigned while challenging his deportation after being detained by immigration authorities.

Los abogados del líder de las escuelas públicas de Des Moines, detenido por las autoridades de inmigración, han solicitado a un tribunal que

Jorge Gonzalez, 27, was under investigation for fraud before his arrest at Bread Garden Market, ICE said in a statement defending the actions.

A western Iowa county is being sued over the federal government’s refusal to release jailed immigration detainees, even in cases where judges have ordered their release on bond.The lawsuits claim that federal immigration officials have concocted a “scheme” whereby detainees with no criminal record can be jailed indefinitely despite judges approving their release upon payment of a bond.