Apple has removed apps that track the movement of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers, which some communities had been using to crowdsource raid information to keep their residents safe.

The tech giant's purported reasoning for the removal is that apps that surveil immigration operations may jeopardize the safety of federal officials . "Based on information we've received from law enforcement about the safety risks associated with ICEBlock, we have removed it and similar apps from the App Store," the company has said in a statement. But behind the scenes, Apple reportedly faced pressure from the Trump administration to crack down on app developers.

One of the apps, known as ICEBlock, became the most downloaded app in the app store earlier this year, amid national p

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