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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Sam Wolfson

The Ice alert app founder sparking fury in Trump officials: ‘Pam Bondi said I better watch out? Please.’

national guard soldiers in a line stand in front of a line of protesters waving a Mexican flag in a field
National guard soldiers block protesters during an Ice immigration raid at a nearby cannabis farm on 10 July near Camarillo, California. Photograph: Mario Tama/Getty Images

For many undocumented immigrants living in the US, the constant threat of Ice raids has turned their homes into prisons. Leaving the house to go to work, school, buy groceries or the doctor’s office all carry unthinkable risks.

It’s a problem that Joshua Aaron wanted to tackle. A former indie musician (he played bass in 2000s buzz band The Rosenbergs and later fronted his own group Stealing Heather) turned app entrepreneur, he set about making an app that could spot Ice and alert people, the same way drivers let other drivers know about traffic stops on Waze.

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