Joshua Aaron, the maker of an iPhone app that tracked raids by US immigration agents, filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration on Monday, claiming violations of free speech and alleging that US Attorney General Pam Bondi used her “state power” to compel Apple to take down the app, according to AP .

Apple removed ICEBlock and other similar apps from its App Store in October after Bondi argued they endangered Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers by allowing people to monitor ICE activity in their neighbourhoods.

It also requests that a federal judge shield the Texas-based software developer from prosecution, alleging “unlawful threats made by Attorney General Bondi, Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem, ICE Acting Director Todd M. Lyons, and White House Bor

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