Apple removed ICE-tracking apps following Trump administration requests, according to lawmaker

<p>Apple has faced criticism for removing ICE-tracking apps, such as ICEBlock, from the App Store. This action was reportedly influenced by claims from the Trump administration that the apps posed safety risks to officers.</p><p>US Representative Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) stated that Apple has not provided evidence to support the assertion that the apps raised safety concerns. He accused Apple of using unrelated immigrant deaths to justify the removal of apps that allow Americans to document ICE activities.</p><p>Raskin expressed in a letter to Apple that the company appears to be collaborating with the government in a manner that infringes on customers' First Amendment rights to record and report on government actions, as reported by CNN.</p>