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Apple has officially dropped ICEBlock, a widely used tracking tool, from its App Store after the Department of Justice raised concerns with the big tech giant that the app put law enforcement officers at risk.
DOJ officials, at the direction of Attorney General Pam Bondi, asked Apple to take down ICEBlock, a move that comes as Trump administration officials have claimed the tool, which allows users to anonymously report ICE agents' presence, puts agents in danger and helps shield illegal immigrants.
"We reached out to Apple today demanding they remove the ICEBlock app from their App Store — and Apple did so," Bondi said in a statement to Fox News Digital.
This follows the attacks at a Dallas ICE facility that killed two detainees last week. It also comes after attacks at ICE facilities across the country this year, including the one in Alvarado, Texas.