US EditionApple removes ICE tracking apps after Trump AG pressure
Apple removed ICEBlock after the Department of Justice cited safety risks following a Dallas ICE facility shooting; the app had over 1 million downloads, officials said.
- Apple removed the ICEBlock app and similar applications from its App Store on October 2 after being contacted by the Trump administration regarding safety risks.
- U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi stated that the app posed risks to ICE agents, saying, 'ICEBlock is designed to put ICE agents at risk just for doing their jobs.'
- The removal followed a recent shooting in Dallas, where two detainees died, and officials cited a more than 1,000% rise in assaults on ICE agents.
- The creator of ICEBlock, Joshua Aaron, expressed disappointment with Apple, stating, 'Capitulating to an authoritarian regime is never the right move.
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