Apple removes ICE tracking apps after Trump AG pressure

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 removes ICEBlock from its App Store

(The Hill) -- Apple has removed ICEBlock, which allows users to track and report the location of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers, from its App Store.  “We created the App Store to be a safe and trusted place to discover apps,” Apple said in a statement to NewsNation, The Hill’s sister company. “Based on information we’ve received from law enforcement about the safety risks associated with ICEBlock, we have removed it and simil…

Apple removes ICE tracking apps after pressure from Trump administration

The app alerts users to ICE agents in their area. Read more at straitstimes.com.

ICEBlock Owner After Apple Removes App: ‘We Are Determined to Fight This’

Apple removed ICEBlock reportedly after direct pressure from Department of Justice officials. “I am incredibly disappointed by Apple's actions today. Capitulating to an authoritarian regime is never the right move,” the developer said.

Apple Removes ICEBlock App Amid Trump Admin Pressure

Apple has removed ICEBlock, an app that alerts users to ICE agents nearby, from its App Store following pressure from the Trump administration. Concerns were raised about the app's potential risk to law enforcement. The move has sparked debates over free speech and tech industry ties with the Trump government.

Apple drops ICE tracking apps from its store after Trump DOJ demand

Attorney General Pam Bondi demanded ICEBLOCK be removed from the App Store today "and Apple did so," she told Fox News.