Apple Takes Away Tracking Tool Used By Anti-ICE Left

A popular leftist app used to track Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) operations has vanished from Apple’s app store amid an uptick in violence against federal authorities, including a recent deadly attack in Dallas.

ICEBlock is no longer available on Apple’s store at the time of writing, with ICEBlock’s developer announcing that it plans to “fight” the decision. The tech giant removed the app amid a reported 1,000% rise in assaults against ICE agents and the aftermath an anti-ICE shooting in Dallas that ended up leaving two detainees dead.

“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 provided to the 🏢Daily Caller News Foundation. “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.”

“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,” Bondi continued.

A spokesperson for Apple did not respond to a request for comment from the DCNF. ICEBlock also did not respond.

On Sept. 24, a shooter identified by authorities as 29-year-old Joshua Jahn fired multiple rounds atop a Dallas rooftop, with the purported intention of hitting ICE agents who were nearby and conducting enforcement activities. However, the gunman ended up shooting three detainees before taking his own life. Two detainees died as a result of the attack.