ICEBlock app alerts users of nearby ICE sightings

The Brief

  • A new iPhone app, ICEBlock, allows users to anonymously report real-time sightings of ICE activity, similar to Waze.
  • ICE officials have condemned the app, stating it endangers officers due to a recent 500% increase in assaults against them.
  • The app’s developer says ICEBlock is a grassroots effort to inform communities about ICE operations and help people avoid confrontations.

LOS ANGELES U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials have condemned a new iPhone app called ICEBlock, which allows users to anonymously report real-time sightings of ICE activity.

What we know:

A new iPhone app, ICEBlock, has been launched, enabling users to anonymously report ICE locations and activities in real time.

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