Under pressure from the Department of Justice (DOJ), Apple removed crowdsourcing apps used to alert users about federal immigration activity in their area from the company's app store on Thursday. The developer of ICEBlock—one of the apps removed—is determined to fight for the app, which he says is protected speech under the First Amendment.
At the direction of United States Attorney General Pam Bondi, the DOJ asked Apple to remove ICEBlock, which the Trump administration claims puts Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents in danger by allowing users to anonymously report officers' presence. "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 told Fox News in a statement.
