Trump Officials Want to Prosecute Over the ICEBlock App. Lawyers Say That’s Unconstitutional

As the popularity of ICEBlock, an app where people can share sightings of immigration enforcement officials, has soared in recent days, Trump administration officials have threatened to prosecute its developer and CNN for reporting on the platform. But legal experts tell WIRED that there is nothing illegal about the app and prosecuting its creator would be unconstitutional.

The app, which launched in April, allows users to anonymously share the locations of ICE agents within a five-mile radius. Joshua Aaron, the app’s developer, says ICEBlock is quickly growing, with more than 241,000 users. As of this writing, it’s the third most downloaded free iPhone app in the United States, after the Love Island app and ChatGPT.

US Attorney General Pam Bondi was on Fox News Monday talking about ICEBlock, when she spoke directly about Aaron, the app’s sole developer. “We are looking at ...