The app used to monitor sightings of Immigration and Customs Enforcement Officers has been taken down from Apple’s store after a request from the DOJ.
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The ICEBlock app designed as Waze for crowdsourcing sightings of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents has been removed from Apple’s App Store. Apple took the app’s listing down after a report of “safety risks.”
Earlier this year, the app drew criticism from the Department of Justice (DOJ) with Attorney General Pam Bondi telling the app’s developer to “watch out.”
First reported by Business Insider, Apple said, “We created the App Store to be a safe and trusted place to discover apps. 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.
