Apple worked with Trump admin to remove ICE-tracking apps, lawmaker says
US Representative Jamie Raskin is investigating Apple's removal of ICE-tracking apps from the App Store, alleging the company collaborated with the Trump administration to suppress First Amendment rights. Apple claims the removals were based on safety concerns following violent incidents, a justification Raskin rejects as lacking evidence.
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The case raises significant questions about the intersection of government pressure, corporate censorship, and digital civil liberties.
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6 Plus Plus Text settings Story text Size Small Standard Large Width * Standard Wide Links Standard Orange * Subscribers only Learn more Minimize to nav 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.
According to US Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.), Apple has no evidence to support claims that apps raised safety concerns. Instead, the lawmaker accused Apple of using immigrant deaths with no connection to the apps to justify censoring Americans who have the right to record ICE activity.
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