The developer of an ICE tracking app is suing Attorney General Pam Bondi and Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, alleging they leaned on Apple to yank it from the App Store.
ICEBlock creator Joshua Aaron’s complaint accuses government officials of coercing the tech giant into removing the application—a crowdsourcing tool that alerts users to Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents nearby—in violation of Aaron’s free-speech rights.
The lawsuit, which was filed in D.C. federal court on Monday cites Bondi, 60, Noem, 54, Acting ICE Director Todd Lyons, and White House border czar Tom Homan.
Aaron told independent journalist Allison Gill’s Daily Beans podcast that Apple cited “objectionable content” after “information from law enforcement” arrived: “On October 2nd, I received a mes

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