Apple ices ICE agent tracker app under government heat

Apple has deep-sixed an app that tracks the movements of US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents – apparently bowing to government pressure.

The tech giant confirmed it had removed ICEBlock and other similar software from its App Store at the direction of Attorney General Pam Bondi.

The app is designed to tell users if there are ICE agents in their area, which the Justice Department said could increase the risk of assaults on government personnel.

Last week, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt criticized the app after reports suggested the software had been used by Joshua Jahn, the man suspected of opening fire at an ICE center in Dallas, Texas. One detainee was killed in the incident while two others were wounded. Jahn then turned the gun on himself.

Bondi also told Fox Business: "ICEBlock is designed to put ICE agents at risk just for doing their jobs, and violence ...