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App that allows people to share ICE sightings gets boost in downloads after White House backlash
ICEBlock, launched in April, encourages users to “see something, tap something” when they see ICE agents nearby.
Meet ICEblock: The app that lets residents know when immigration agents are in their community
A grassroots network of apps, text threads and forums are sharing real-time ICE location data. The Trump administration says ...
ICEBlock, an app for anonymously reporting ICE sightings, goes viral overnight after Bondi criticism
The citizen app for anonymously reporting ICE agents and raids went viral after criticism from the U.S. attorney general.
Is ICEBlock app legal? What New Jersey law says about recording police
The ICEBlock mobile app makes it easy for users to record and share ICE and law enforcement activity, but is it legal to ...
White House condemnation sends ICEBlock to the top of the App Store charts
White House condemnation of a free app has drawn substantial attention to it, helping ICEBlock become the most popular ...
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ICE-tracking app tops the App Store
“On Monday, US Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem responded to CNN’s coverage of ICEBlock in a post on X, calling it an ‘obstruction of justice.’ Following this comment, ICEBlock grew in ...
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White House fury fuels rise of app that warns immigrants about ICE agent raids
According to Apple’s public rankings by Wednesday, ICEBlock had become the most downloaded free social-networking app for iOS ...