Apple removes ICE tracking apps after pressure from Trump administration
- Posted on October 3, 2025
Federal officials have threatened to prosecute app developers.
Apple has removed apps that track the movement of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers, which some communities had been using to crowdsource raid information to keep their residents safe.
The tech giant’s purported reasoning for the removal is that apps that surveil immigration operations may <a href="https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/society-equity/apple-removes-ice-tracking-apps-after-pressure-by-trump-administration-2025-10-03/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=68df9675ba21ad00017d6972&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky" rel="noopener" …
Federal officials have threatened to prosecute app developers. Apple has removed apps that track the movement of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers, which some communities had been using to crowdsource raid information to keep their residents safe. The tech giant’s purported reasoning for the removal is that apps that surveil immigration operations may <a…