Apple has removed several apps from its App Store designed to help users track and avoid Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents, following legal threats from the Trump administration. Among the most widely used was ICEBlock, an app that allowed users to anonymously share the locations of ICE officers within a five-mile radius.
ICEBlock had amassed hundreds of thousands of users and was promoted as a tool for illegal immigrants to avoid detection. Its developer, Joshua Aaron, claimed he created the app as a form of resistance against U.S. immigration enforcement. In past interviews, Aaron even likened deportation efforts to Nazi Germany—a comparison critics called outrageous and false.
According to Apple, the decision to remove ICEBlock and similar apps came after receiving communications from law enforcement. The company did not specify which agencies were involved or identify the other apps removed. Apple confirmed it had acted after “legal threats” made clear the apps were interfering with federal enforcement.
ICE officials and supporters of stronger immigration enforcement had long criticized ICEBlock as dangerous, arguing that it enabled illegal immigrants to evade lawful arrests and put federal officers at greater risk. Breitbart News previously reported that ICEBlock had even been searched by the Dallas gunman who attacked an ICE facility in 2025, underscoring concerns that such tools could inspire or enable violence.
The Trump administration has consistently taken a hard stance against tech platforms or groups that aid illegal immigrants in avoiding federal law enforcement. By forcing Apple to remove ICEBlock, the administration has secured a significant victory in curbing the use of apps designed to obstruct immigration enforcement.
