The Trump administration has accused ICEBlock of making federal agents vulnerable to attack and called for its removal.The developer of a popular app used to monitor and share alerts about immigration enforcement activities has sued the administration of United States President Donald Trump for pressuring Apple to remove it.ICEBlock, whose name refers to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), had one million users before it was dropped from Apple’s app store, according to a lawsuit filed on Monday.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of listDeveloper Joshua Aaron alleged in the complaint that the Trump administration’s campaign against the tracking app amounted to a violation of free speech.“When we see our government doing something wrong, it’s our duty as citizens of this nation to hold them accountable, and that is exactly what we’re doing with this lawsuit,” Aaron said in the lawsuit.The suit calls on the district court system to protect the Texas-based software company from “unlawful threats” under the Trump administration.It also names as defendants some of Trump’s highest-level officials, including Attorney General Pam Bondi, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and ICE’s acting director, Todd Lyons.First released in April, ICEBlock quickly became a widely used tool across the US as communities sought ways to share information about immigration raids.Since returning to office for a second term, Trump has pushed a campaign of mass deportation, targeting a wide range of immigrants, many of whom are in the country legally.Those raids, many carried out by heavily armed immigration agents in military-style attire, have also faced repeated accusations of human ri …
