"In October, Apple caved to pressure from the Trump administration and removed ICEBlock - and similar apps which crowdsourced the location of Immigrations and Customs Enforcement activity - from its App Store. Apple's stated rationale? The apps could "be used to harm law enforcement officers." But armed-to-the-teeth ICE officers don't need protection from civilians. Apple had that exactly backward. That became impossible to ignore on Wednesday, when ICE agent Jonathon Ross killed 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good in cold blood."
"On Thursday, Vice President JD Vance smeared Good baselessly, insisting the mother was part of a "left-wing network." He also claimed ICE holds "absolute immunity" when it comes to doing things like killing Americans in broad daylight. Meanwhile, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt framed the deadly incident as the "result of a larger, sinister left-wing movement that has spread across our country.""
Apple removed ICEBlock and similar apps that crowdsourced ICE activity locations, citing potential harm to law enforcement, a decision framed as protecting agents rather than civilians. ICE agent Jonathon Ross shot and killed 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good; graphic footage of the killing is publicly available. ICE has a record of violence, including multiple shootings and dozens of deaths in custody in 2025, and many arrested by ICE lack criminal records. National attention intensified because the victim was white, while political figures framed the event with baseless smears and claims of institutional immunity, and the FBI impeded Minnesota's investigation.
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