Apple has quietly removed ICEBlock, a tracking app used to locate ICE agents, from its App Store following pressure from Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi and the U.S. Department of Justice.

According to Fox News , Bondi said her office contacted Apple demanding immediate removal of ICEBlock. She framed the app as a danger to law enforcement, arguing that it allows users to anonymously report the positions of ICE agents. Within hours, Apple complied and disabled ICEBlock along with others of its kind.

Apple itself noted that it responded to law enforcement information concerning safety concerns. The company said that it had removed ICEBlock and similar apps to uphold the App Store as a trusted space and to prevent threats to officers.

The developer behind ICEBlock, Joshua Aaron, expres

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