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Apple said on Thursday that it had removed ICEBlock — an app that allows users to post and track information about the location of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials — as well as others like it.

Apple said on Thursday that it had removed ICEBlock — an app that allows users to post and track information about the location of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials — as well as others like it.

"We created the App Store to be a safe and trusted place to discover apps," Apple said in a statement. "Based on information we've received from law enforcement about the safety risks associated with ICEBlock, we have removed it and similar apps from the App Store."

"We created the App Store to be a safe and trusted place to discover apps," Apple said in a statement. "Based on information we've received from law enforcement about the safety risks associated with ICEBlock, we have removed it and similar apps from the App Store."

The move came after the Department of Justice, at the direction of Attorney General Pam Bondi, contacted Apple to request the removal. "We reached out to Apple today demanding they remove the ICEBlock app from their App Store — and Apple did so," Bondi said in a statement to Fox News Digital.

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The move came after the Department of Justice, at the direction of Attorney General Pam Bondi, contacted Apple to request the removal. "We reached out to Apple today demanding they remove the ICEBlock app from their App Store — and Apple did so," Bondi said in a statement to Fox News Digital.

"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 added.

"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 added.

It also came after Marcos Charles, the acting head of ICE's Enforcement and Removal Operations, alleged that the shooter in <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.verity.news/story/2025/dallas-ice-facility-shooting-leaves-dead-including-shooter">last month's fatal attack on an ICE detention facility in Texas</a> used ICE-tracking apps to locate officials ahead of the attack.

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It also came after Marcos Charles, the acting head of ICE's Enforcement and Removal Operations, alleged that the shooter in last month's fatal attack on an ICE detention facility in Texas used ICE-tracking apps to locate officials ahead of the attack.

In an interview with the BBC, Joshua Aaron, the creator of ICEBlock, criticized the decision from Apple to remove his app and took issue with ICE's characterization that tracking apps were used in the Dallas attack, stating that the location of the ICE detention facility was publicly known and could've been found without the apps.

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In an interview with the BBC, Joshua Aaron, the creator of ICEBlock, criticized the decision from Apple to remove his app and took issue with ICE's characterization that tracking apps were used in the Dallas attack, stating that the location of the ICE detention facility was publicly known and could've been found without the apps.

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"We created the App Store to be a safe and trusted place to discover apps," Apple said in a statement. "Based on information we’ve received from law enforcement about the safety risks associated with ICEBlock, we have removed it and similar apps from the App Store."

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After the deadly Dallas attack and multiple violent protests against federal immigration officials, it's clear that these apps are putting law enforcement officials in danger and are being used by bad actors to know where to direct their attacks. It was the right move to have these tracking programs yanked.

After the deadly Dallas attack and multiple violent protests against federal immigration officials, it's clear that these apps are putting law enforcement officials in danger and are being used by bad actors to know where to direct their attacks. It was the right move to have these tracking programs yanked.

Apple removes ICE tracking apps from App Store over safety risks to law enforcement

Criticism of these apps following the Dallas attack are unjustified as they were not required to locate a well-known ICE detention facility. This was the wrong decision from Apple as apps like these are constitutionally protected and are no different than the apps that inform users on the location of speed traps.

Criticism of these apps following the Dallas attack are unjustified as they were not required to locate a well-known ICE detention facility. This was the wrong decision from Apple as apps like these are constitutionally protected and are no different than the apps that inform users on the location of speed traps.

Could US government ban apps which track ICE agents?

There is a 50% chance that the average number of noncitizens removed annually from the U.S. for fiscal years 2026 through 2028 will be at least 432,000, according to the Metaculus prediction community.

There is a 50% chance that the average number of noncitizens removed annually from the U.S. for fiscal years 2026 through 2028 will be at least 432,000, according to the Metaculus prediction community.

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