{"id":896,"date":"2025-10-03T02:28:16","date_gmt":"2025-10-03T02:28:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/globaltaalenthq.com\/?p=896"},"modified":"2025-10-06T08:53:14","modified_gmt":"2025-10-06T08:53:14","slug":"apple-removes-iceblock-from-its-app-store","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/globaltaalenthq.com\/index.php\/2025\/10\/03\/apple-removes-iceblock-from-its-app-store\/","title":{"rendered":"Apple removes ICEBlock from its App Store"},"content":{"rendered":"

Apple has removed ICEBlock, which allows<\/a> users to track and report the location of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers, from its App Store.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cWe created the App Store to be a safe and trusted place to discover apps,\u201d Apple said in a statement to NewsNation, The Hill\u2019s sister company. \u201cBased on information we\u2019ve received from law enforcement about the safety risks associated with ICEBlock, we have removed it and similar apps from the App Store.\u201d<\/p>\n

The app, created in April, allows users to track where ICE officers are and note their locations. Those within a five-mile radius of the officers would receive a notification.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Attorney General Pam Bondi reached out to Apple direct to seek the app’s removal.<\/p>\n

\u201cICEBlock is designed to put ICE agents at risk just for doing their jobs, and violence against law enforcement is an intolerable red line that cannot be crossed,” Bondi said in a statement shared with The Hill. “This Department of Justice will continue making every effort to protect our brave federal law enforcement officers, who risk their lives every day to keep Americans safe.\u201d<\/p>\n

Since President Trump returned to office in January, ICE has conducted numerous immigration raids<\/a> across the country, sparking concerns and protests<\/a> from migrant communities and supporters.\u00a0<\/p>\n

According to a CNN report<\/a> on ICEBlock in June, the app had more than 20,000 users. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem told reporters in July<\/a>, one day after CNN\u2019s story was published, that her department was working with Bondi’s Justice Department to \u201csee if we can prosecute\u201d the outlet.\u00a0Tom Homan, Trump\u2019s border czar, aired similar criticisms.<\/p>\n

Marcos Charles, the acting head of ICE\u2019s Enforcement and Removal Operations, in September called ICEBlock and similar apps \u201ca casting call to invite bad actors to attack law enforcement officers\u201d during a press conference<\/a> the day after a man fatally shot<\/a> two detainees at an ICE facility in Dallas. Charles said the deceased shooter used ICE tracking apps to plan the incident.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnyone who creates or distributes these apps that [are] designed to spot, track and locate ICE officers are well aware of the dangers that they\u2019re exposing to law enforcement,\u201d Charles added.<\/p>\n

Updated Oct. 3 at 11:30 a.m. EDT<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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