Apple has removed an app used to track Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents from its App Store, with the developer saying in a social media post that it had been alerted by the technology company that its ICEBlock app was removed due to "objectionable content."

The app, which is free, relies on crowdsourcing to track ICE agents, with the company noting that it allows people to report sightings of ICE activities "within a 5 mile radius of your current location." The app crossed 1 million downloads a month ago, the developer said.

Apple didn't respond to requests for comment. The Department of Homeland Security and ICE also didn't immediately respond to request for comment.

ICEBlock is one of a number of apps designed to let users track and anonymously report immigration age

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