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 has removed the ICEBlock app from its App Store due to safety risks, following a request from Attorney General Pam Bondi.
- The app allowed users to track Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents and had over 1 million downloads.
- Bondi stated that the app endangered ICE agents and emphasized the Department of Justice's commitment to protecting federal law enforcement.
- A shooting at a Dallas ICE facility, resulting in two deaths, increased scrutiny over apps like ICEBlock, which the Department of Homeland Security linked to safety risks.
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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…
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.
Apple said it was removing apps from its App Store that can be used to share sightings of ICE agents
JUST IN: Apple Removes ICE Tracking Apps After Surge In Violence
Apple made the decision Thursday to remove ICEBlock — a widely used tracking tool to monitor the movements of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents, — from its App Store after the Justice Department formally raised concerns over safety to federal agents. At the direction of U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi, senior DOJ officials asked Apple to remove ICEBlock from its App Store. The request came just days after a gunman targeted IC…
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