Overview

• ICEBlock lets users anonymously report ICE patrol sightings in real time and sends push alerts within a five-mile radius.
• The app’s safeguards restrict reports to one every five minutes per eight-kilometer radius and erase data after four hours to prevent misuse.
• Following CNN coverage, downloads skyrocketed to the top of the free apps chart on Apple’s US App Store.
• DHS Secretary Kristi Noem, ICE Director Todd Lyons and Attorney General Pam Bondi have condemned ICEBlock and warned of legal consequences.
• Developer Joshua Aaron maintains the nonviolent, privacy-first mission of the app despite mounting government scrutiny.