'Capitulating to an authoritarian regime is never the right move,' the ICEBlock app's developer, Joshua Aaron, said.
“We reached out to Apple today demanding they remove the ICEBlock app from their App Store — and Apple did so,” Attorney General Pam Bondi told Fox News. Attorney General Pam Bondi listens as President Donald Trump signs a presidential memorandum on the death penalty in the District of Columbia in the Oval Office at the White House, Thursday, Sept.
25, 2025, in Washington. “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,” she added. “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.” Apple told the outlet that it removed ICEBlock and similar apps from the App Store due to “information we’ve received from law enforcement about the safety risks associated” with the app.“Capitulating to an authoritarian regime is never the right move,” Aaron said. “Apple has claimed they received information from law enforcement that ICEBlock served to harm law enforcement officers. This is patently false.”“We are determined to fight this with everything we have,” Aaron said. “Our mission has always been to protect our neighbors from the terror this administration continues to reign down on the people of this nation.” The DOJ’s concerns about the app come after attacks on immigration officers across the country. Last month, a shooter in Dallas opened fire on immigration officers and detainees before killing himself. The alleged perpetrator, Joshua Jahn, used similar apps to find the officers and the detainees, the FBI said. Two detainees were seriously injured in the shooting, and two died. Jahn allegedly wrote “anti-ICE” messages on shell casings.earlier this week that he wanted the app around as long as “necessary.” “Anything that challenges what they’re doing in this country and to this country, they’re going to push back on … but they’re not going to intimidate me. ICEBlock will be here for as long as it’s necessary,” he said.He also believes that criticism aimed at him is unfounded. “You don’t need to use an app to tell you where an ICE agent is when you’re aiming at an ICE detention facility. Everybody knows that’s where ICE agents are,” he added.
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