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Apple pressured to explain Trump role in ICE-tracking app removals
First reported Source: Ars TechnicaLast editorial activity

What happened
Jamie Raskin (D-Md.), Apple has no evidence to support claims that apps raised safety concerns. Lawmaker rejects Apple excuse for banning ICE-tracking apps as unconstitutional. Apple continues to face backlash for removing ICE-tracking apps like ICEBlock from the App Store , a drastic step that seemed to be triggered by Trump administration claims that the apps endangered officers. Apple is a software and consumer electronics company based in Cupertino.
Sources & evidence
- Ars Technica Reporting source
Apple pressured to explain Trump role in ICE-tracking app removals โ
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/09/apple-worked-with-trump-admin-to-remove-ice-tracking-apps-lawmaker-says/