On Thursday, Apple removed ICEBlock, an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) tracking tool, from its App Store after the Department of Justice raised concerns about the app endangering law enforcement officers’ safety.
Ashley Oliver for FOX Business:
DOJ officials, at the direction of Attorney General Pam Bondi, requested Apple take down ICEBlock from its App Store, a move that comes as Trump administration officials have claimed the tracking tool puts law enforcement officers in danger and helps shield illegal immigrants.
In a statement to Fox News Digital, Bondi confirmed the department reached out to the big tech giant.
“We reached out to Apple today demanding they remove the ICEBlock app from their App Store — and Apple did so,” Bondi said. “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. 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.”
Controversy surrounding ICE tracking apps intensified after last month’s deadly shooting at an ICE field office in Dallas, the latest in a series of attacks that appeared to be targeted at immigration enforcement officers.
Authorities said the suspect, Joshua Jahn, searched his phone for tracking apps, including ICEBlock, before opening fire on the facility from a rooftop. Authorities said Jahn killed one detainee and left two critically injured but that the immigrants were not his intended targets. One of the injured, a 32-year-old husband and father of four, died this week.
MacDailyNews Take: Duh. It never should have been in the App Store in the first place.
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