Apple has deep-sixed an app that tracks the movements of US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents – apparently bowing to government pressure.

The tech giant confirmed it had removed ICEBlock and other similar software from its App Store at the direction of Attorney General Pam Bondi.

The app is designed to tell users if there are ICE agents in their area, which the Justice Department said could increase the risk of assaults on government personnel.

Last week, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt criticized the app after reports suggested the software had been used by Joshua Jahn, the man suspected of opening fire at an ICE center in Dallas, Texas. One detainee was killed in the incident while two others were wounded. Jahn then turned the gun on himself.

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