Apple has reportedly removed a tracking tool designed to alert illegal aliens to the nearby presence of ICE agents from its app store, following a demand by officials at the Department of Justice.
A link to the app, known as ICEBlock, is no longer functional.
"We reached out to Apple today demanding they remove the ICEBlock app from their App Store — and Apple did so," Attorney General Pam Bondi said in a statement to Fox News Digital.
The app, developed by Joshua Aaron, was a danger to ICE agents simply trying to enforce immigration laws, leaving them vulnerable to illegals or supporters of illegals with bad intentions.
"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," Bondi's statement continued. "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."
🚨 BREAKING: Apple has finally TAKEN DOWN the ICEBlock app, which was used by leftists like the Dallas ICE shooter, to dox the location of ICE agents
— Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) October 3, 2025
Good, but this took WAY too long.
The Trump DOJ intervened, pushing Apple to make the move.
“We reached out to Apple today… pic.twitter.com/A18vZGjvkH
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ICEBlock allows users to add a pin to a map showing where they spotted agents. They are also capable of adding details about the agent's appearance, such as what they're wearing and what they're driving.
Democrats repeatedly sought to facilitate the ability to identify agents by demanding that they remove masks during enforcement operations. That's right, the party that forced you to wear a mask for years suddenly doesn't want law enforcement wearing them.
Concerns were heightened over the app's use when, just over a week ago, an ICE field office in Dallas, Texas, was shot up by an "anti-ICE" terrorist.
One detainee was killed in the attack, while two others were critically injured. The killer's targets were personnel at the field office, not the illegals.
The suspect in the case, according to the FBI, had searched for tracking apps, including ICEBlock, before the shooting.
FBI Director Kash Patel says the gunman in Wednesday's deadly attack on a Texas ICE facility searched for videos of the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk.
— CBN News (@CBNNews) September 26, 2025
Patel says the gunman, 29-year-old Joshua Jahn, also researched apps tracking the movements of… pic.twitter.com/h2miSKpZ9M
CNN helped promote the app in a segment run back in June. Aaron told the outlet he felt compelled to design something after seeing illegal alien arrests that reminded him of Nazi Germany. Because, of course.
“When I saw what was happening in this country, I wanted to do something to fight back,” he said.
🚨NEW—CNN pushes new app "ICEBlock" meant to "track ICE activity in real time," alerting illegal aliens before they are detained and deported.
— Townhall.com (@townhallcom) June 30, 2025
The app is completely free and anonymous to use. pic.twitter.com/f142PBR9Bo
The Dallas ICE field office attacker thought he could use it to fight back, it seems.
Acting ICE Director Todd Lyons denounced CNN for helping to promote ICEBlock, saying it was "like inviting violence against them with a national megaphone.”
“Advertising an app that basically paints a target on federal law enforcement officers’ backs is sickening,” Lyons said.
Beyond making agents a target, it's also a tool for obstructing justice. And it allows users to remain anonymous. They get to remain masked, but ICE agents, not so much.
Aaron's wife worked for the DOJ as a forensic accountant until July. She owned a stake in the company that controlled the app and was removed from her position weeks after CNN helped promote her husband's work.
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