Former Des Moines Public Schools Superintendent Ian Roberts is trying to delay his deportation to his native Guyana.

His lawyer, Alfredo Parrish, said his law firm filed the request for a stay with the federal immigration court in Omaha, Nebraska, according to the Associated Press. Roberts submitted his resignation to DMPS the same day, avoiding a lengthy legal battle over his termination.

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