Apple and Google Remove ICE Agent Tracking Apps That Help Illegal Aliens Evade Arrest | The Gateway Pundit | by Ben Kew


Apple and Google Remove ICE Agent Tracking Apps That Help Illegal Aliens Evade Arrest

Google and Apple have agreed to pull apps from their respective store that helped illegals escape from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents.

The app, known as ICETracker, allowed users to anonymously flag the whereabouts of ICE officers and other law enforcement personnel.

Apple confirmed late Thursday that it had removed ICEBlock and similar programs from its App Store after receiving a request from Attorney General Pam Bondi.

The move comes after federal investigators revealed Joshua Jahn, the gunman who opened fire on an ICE facility in Dallas had recently searched for applications that track ICE activity.

Officials have confirmed that Jahn intended to target and kill ICE officers.

However, Jahn ended up killing two immigrants and injuring a third before taking his own life.

“We created the App Store to be a safe and trusted place to discover apps. 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,” an Apple spokesperson said in a statement.

Google denied ever having allowed the app, but said it would remove anything designed to help people evade law enforcement.

“ICEBlock was never available on Google Play, but we removed similar apps for violations of our policies,” a Google spokesperson told NBC News.

The app, which was designed by left-wing activists eager to help illegal aliens evade arrest, had reportedly been downloaded more than 1 million times since it was introduced following President Trump’s return to office.

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The decision was welcomed by Bondi, who confirmed that she had requested its removal.

”ICEBlock was created to endanger ICE officers simply for doing their jobs,” she said in a statement

.“Violence against law enforcement is a line that cannot be crossed.”

“These men and women put their lives on the line every day to keep Americans safe, and we will continue to take every possible step to defend them.”

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Ben Kew is a writer and editor. Originally from the UK, he moved to the U.S. to cover Congress for Breitbart News and has since gone on to editorial roles at Human Events, Townhall Media, and Americano Media. He has also written for The Epoch Times, The Western Journal, and The Spectator.

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