Apple has pulled ICEBlock and similar apps from its App Store after a warning from the FBI linked one of them to a deadly shooting at a US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility in Dallas.

The decision came after growing pressure from law enforcement and U.S. officials, including Attorney General Pam Bondi.

The FBI said the shooter, Joshua Jahn, used ICE-tracking apps before killing two detainees and injuring a third on September 24. Jahn later took his own life.

"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," Apple said in a statement Thursday night.

ICEBlock, launched earlier this year, allowed users to anonymously report and track the locations of ICE age

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