"The ICEBlock app alerts users to ICE agents in the area, allowing them to evacuate migrants who may be arrested. Curtailing illegal immigration has been one of the central domestic policies in Trump's second term at the White House. However, reports suggest that ICE agents, often in masks using unmarked vans, have also detained permanent US residents, visa holders and those involved in pro-Palestinian advocacy."
"The US Justice Department and Trump's administration have said the apps endanger officers by increasing the risk of assault on ICE agents. "ICEBlock 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 her statement to Fox Business. The criticism has increased after a shooting at an ICE facility in Texas in September killed two detainees and injured another."
Apple removed ICEBlock and similar apps from the App Store after the US Justice Department and Attorney General Pam Bondi contacted the company, citing safety risks to officers. ICEBlock alerted users to nearby ICE agents, enabling users to evacuate migrants who might be arrested. Reports say ICE agents sometimes use masks and unmarked vans and have detained permanent residents, visa holders and pro-Palestinian advocates. Officials linked the apps to increased risk of assault and said a shooter who targeted an ICE facility in Texas used similar apps prior to killing two detainees and injuring another. Protests have occurred at ICE facilities and government sites.
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