{"id":33577,"date":"2025-10-03T12:06:00","date_gmt":"2025-10-03T04:06:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/multimetro.hk\/plus\/2025\/10\/03\/apple-removes-ice-tracking-apps-after-pressure\/"},"modified":"2025-10-03T12:06:00","modified_gmt":"2025-10-03T04:06:00","slug":"apple-removes-ice-tracking-apps-after-pressure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/multimetro.hk\/plus\/2025\/10\/03\/apple-removes-ice-tracking-apps-after-pressure\/","title":{"rendered":"Apple removes ICE tracking apps after pressure"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Apple said on Thursday that it had removed ICEBlock, the most popular ICE-tracking app, and other similar apps from its App Store after it was contacted by President Donald Trump&#8217;s administration.       The app alerts users to Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in their area. ICE has been a central part of Trump&#8217;s hardline immigration agenda and its agents have regularly raided and arrested migrants. The Justice Department says the app could increase the risk of assault on U.S. agents.       &#8220;Based on information we&#8217;ve received from law enforcement about the safety risks associated with ICEBlock, we have removed it and similar apps from the App Store,&#8221; Apple said in an emailed statement.       Since Trump took office, ICE has raided multiple facilities with immigrants who are in the U.S. illegally. The agency has also arrested visa holders and permanent U.S. residents targeted by the Trump administration over pro-Palestinian advocacy.       Rights advocates have raised concerns that rights<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Apple said on Thursday that it had removed ICEBlock, the most popular ICE-tracking app, and other similar apps from its App Store after it was contacted by President Donald Trump&#8217;s administration. The app alerts users to Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in their area. 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