"Apple on Thursday night said that it was removing ICEBlock and other apps from its App Store that can be used to anonymously report sightings of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents. The move came after pressure on Apple from Attorney General Pam Bondi, and amid controversy over the Trump administration's aggressive enforcement of immigration law with ICE agents and other authorities."
"The FBI said last week that a gunman whose attack on a Dallas ICE facility led to the deaths of two detained immigrants and the wounding of a third detainee had recently searched apps tracking the presence of ICE agents. The gunman, Joshua Jahn, intended to kill ICE agents in the attack, which ended with him fatally shooting himself, authorities said."
Apple removed ICEBlock and similar apps from the App Store because they could be used to anonymously report sightings of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents. The removal followed pressure from Attorney General Pam Bondi and controversy over aggressive immigration enforcement. The FBI said a gunman who attacked a Dallas ICE facility had recently searched apps tracking ICE agents; the attacker, Joshua Jahn, intended to kill ICE agents and fatally shot himself after the attack. Apple said it received information from law enforcement about safety risks tied to ICEBlock and removed it and similar apps. ICEBlock surpassed one million downloads and peaked at nearly 114,000 downloads on July 1.
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