US EditionApple removes ICE tracking apps after Trump AG pressure
Apple removed ICEBlock after DOJ cited a 500% rise in assaults on ICE agents, following a deadly shooting at a Dallas ICE facility, citing serious safety concerns.
- Apple removed Iceblock and other Immigration and Customs Enforcement tracking apps from its App Store on October 2, 2025, following contact from the Trump administration and law enforcement concerns about safety risks to agents.
- U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi stated that the Justice Department requested the app's removal due to its risks to ICE agents.
- Rights advocates expressed concerns over free speech and due process infringements linked to government actions against deportation.
- Iceblock creator Joshua Aaron expressed disappointment, claiming that Apple was capitulating to an authoritarian regime by removing the app.
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The U.S. Department of Justice demanded the removal of these tools, accusing them of representing a danger to ICE agents. Protests took place in protest.
Apple removes ICEBlock app after pressure by Trump administration
Apple (AAPL.O) said on Thursday that it had removed ICEBlock, the most popular ICE-tracking app, and other similar apps from its App Store after it was contacted by President Donald Trump's administration. The app alerts users to Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in their area. ICE has been a central part of Trump's hardline immigration agenda and its agents have regularly raided and arrested migrants. The Justice Department says the ap…
A popular app that warns users when ICE is in their vicinity has been removed from Apple's App Store.
Apple removes ICE tracking apps from App Store over ‘safety risks’ to law enforcement
Apple removed ICEBlock and other Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) tracking apps from its store Thursday, citing law enforcement concerns about the “safety risks” the apps posed.
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