US-based technology giant Apple removed its ICEBlock application from the App Store on Thursday, along with other similar software, after the US President Donald Trump -led administration directed the company to take them down due to the risk of potential assault, reported the news agency Reuters on 3 October 2025. Also Read | Trump halts $2 billion funding for Chicago transit in govt shutdown standoff

ICEBlock was an application which alerted users of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement ( ICE ) agents nearby their area, which the Department of Justice says can increase the risk of assaults on the US federal agents, as per the news report.

Apple's move to remove ICEBlock and similar applications can intensify the debate over technology companies' ties to the Trump administ

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