Overview

• ICEBlock surged past 20,000 downloads after its April launch and now leads the social media charts in the Apple US App Store.
• Developer Joshua Aaron’s app anonymously alerts users within an eight-kilometer radius of reported ICE agent sightings without storing device IDs or IP addresses.
• Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and Attorney General Pam Bondi publicly accused ICEBlock of obstructing justice and said federal authorities are exploring investigations and potential charges.
• Officials claim attacks on ICE agents have risen by 500 percent, though a direct link between the app’s use and the uptick has not been independently verified.
• Apple faces mounting pressure from the Trump administration to remove ICEBlock, but as of July 9 the company has given no indication of plans to delist the app.