Apple has taken down ICE tracking apps from its App Store after the Department of Justice, under Attorney General Pam Bondi, raised alarms over officer safety. The move comes as attacks on immigration enforcement agents continue to rise nationwide.
Bondi confirmed the DOJ’s intervention. “We reached out to Apple today demanding they remove the ICEBlock app from their App Store — and Apple did so,” she said. “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.”
The danger became tragically clear after last month’s deadly shooting at an ICE field office in Dallas. The suspect, Joshua Jahn, reportedly searched his phone for tracking apps, including ICEBlock, before opening fire from a rooftop. Authorities say Jahn intended to murder ICE personnel. One of the injured, a 32-year-old father of four, later died.
ICE officials are sounding the alarm on escalating threats. “The evidence is clear that this was intended as an assault on ICE personnel who come to work everyday to do their job,” said Marcos Charles, acting director for ICE removal operations. “Violent rhetoric has led to an over 1000% increase in assaults on ICE officers and it has to stop.”
Apple, under pressure, finally acted: “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 decision highlights a stark reality: shielding illegal immigrants while targeting those who enforce the law puts American lives in danger.
