US EditionApple removes ICE tracking apps after Trump AG pressure
Apple removed ICEBlock after the Department of Justice cited safety risks to ICE agents, including links to a recent deadly shooting, with over 1 million users affected.
- Apple removed the ICEBlock app, which tracked Immigration and Customs Enforcement activities, due to concerns raised by Attorney General Pam Bondi.
- The app had over 1 million downloads and aimed to provide safety information for those wary of ICE's raids.
- Bondi stated that the app endangered ICE agents, claiming such tools could incite violence against them.
- The removal occurred amid escalating tensions around immigration enforcement strategies promoted by the Trump administration.
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The electronics company removes a smartphone app that displays locations of ICE agents, whose developer accuses Apple of "capitulation in front of an authoritarian regime."
Apple has removed an app that uses crowdsourcing to mark sightings of U.S. immigration agents after receiving pressure from the Trump administration. ICEBlock, an iPhone-only free app that allows users to anonymously report and monitor the activity of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents, ceased to be available on Apple’s App Store on Friday. The developer confirmed its elimination on Thursday night. We just received a message from A…
Apple and Google have blocked downloads of phone apps that report sightings of U.S. immigration agents, just hours after the Trump administration demanded the removal of an app that…
Apple Removes ICE-Tracking Apps After Trump Admin Threats - American Faith
Apple has removed several apps from its App Store designed to help users track and avoid Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents, following legal threats from the Trump administration. Among the most widely used was ICEBlock, an app that allowed users to anonymously share the locations of ICE officers within a five-mile radius. ICEBlock had amassed hundreds of thousands of users and was promoted as a tool for illegal immigrants to avoid…
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