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'See something, tap something': New app tracks ICE activity in real time

In April 2025, tech veteran Joshua Aaron launched ICEBlock, an app enabling anonymous real-time reporting of ICE agent sightings to help users avoid encounters.
Inspired by Project 2025 and Trump’s immigration crackdown, Joshua Aaron created ICEBlock as an early warning system to help people avoid ICE encounters.
By June 29, ICEBlock had 31,300 users who anonymously report ICE sightings within a five-mile radius, triggering automatic push notifications to nearby users.
DHS warns ICEBlock 'paints a target' on officers; Lyons calls it 'sickening' amid threats of legal action, fueling government criticism.
Beyond the app’s controversy, ICE activities have surged, with arrests up 124% nationwide amid mass protests against immigration policies.

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Iceblock, the App that Alerts Migrants to Police Presence in the United States

ICEBlock, an application that allows users to report, in real time, sightings of immigration operations in the United States

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Newsweek

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ICEBlock app designer compares agency to Hitler: "Something had to be done"

App designer Joshua Aaron said ICEBlock was his way of "giving people a chance to help protect themselves and their communities."

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ICEBlock climbs to the top of the App Store charts after officials slam it

The application, which allows users to add a pin on a map to show where ICE agents have recently been spotted, has climbed to the to the top of the App Store charts.

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Ice Condemns New App that Tracks Agents in Real Time | News Channel 3-12

Luis Medina LOS ANGELES (KUNA) – U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials condemned a new iPhone app that allows users to anonymously report sightings of ICE activity in real time, warning that it endangers agents. The app, called ICEBlock, is based on Waze, but for immigration enforcement. It allows users to locate ICE locations on a map, add details about what they witnessed, and send automatic alerts to others within a 5-mile …

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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.

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New app tracks ICE agents; DHS secretary calls it ‘obstruction of justice’

There is a new crowdsourcing app that enables users to track the locations of Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents. Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem is not happy about it. She saw a report on CNN about it and posted to her X account, “This sure looks like obstruction of justice,” she wrote. “Our brave ICE law enforcement face a 500% increase in assaults against them,” Noem wrote. “If you obstruct or assault our law enforcement, w…

3 days ago·Baltimore, United States

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