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App that tracks ICE agents disappears after government “demands” Apple remove it

Ellsworth Toohey
Dec 08, 2025
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Joshua Aaron built ICEBlock to help people know when Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents were nearby. Now he’s suing the Trump administration for forcing Apple to remove it.

The New York Times reports that Aaron, an Austin-based developer, filed suit Monday in federal court claiming the administration violated the First Amen…

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