House Republicans are ramping up pressure on tech giants Apple and Google over mobile apps that allow users to track the locations of immigration agents, warning that such tools could threaten officer safety and disrupt federal enforcement efforts.

On Friday, House Committee on Homeland Security Chairman Andrew Garbarino (R-NY) and Oversight, Investigations, and Accountability Subcommittee Chairman Josh Brecheen (R-OK) sent letters obtained exclusively by Newsweek to Apple CEO Tim Cook and Google CEO Sundar Pichai. The lawmakers said their committees were investigating apps that allow users to anonymously report and share real-time information about Department of Homeland Security (DHS) activities.

"The Committee is concerned that these apps not only jeopardize the safety of DH

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