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Trump Officials Want to Prosecute Over the ICEBlock App. Lawyers Say That’s Unconstitutional

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Last updated: 3 July 2025 19:59
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A spokesperson using ICE’s general press email referred WIRED to a statement issued by acting director Todd M. Lyons on June 30, but did not provide further comment. The White House did not immediately respond to WIRED’s request for comment.

In the statement, Lyons called CNN’s coverage of the app “reckless and irresponsible.” When reached for comment, Emily Kuhn, senior vice president of communications at CNN, pointed WIRED to a statement from the network saying that reporting on the existence of an app is neither illegal nor an endorsement.

The Trump administration’s rebukes of the app have also focused on the idea that it’s placing ICE agents in danger. Responding to a question about a CNN report on ICEBlock Monday, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said, “Surely, it sounds like this would be an incitement of further violence against our ICE officers.” She went on to say, “there’s been a 500 percent increase in violence against ICE agents, law enforcement officers across the country who are just simply trying to do their jobs and remove public safety threats from our communities.”

On June 20, the Department of Homeland Security put out a press release citing the purported 500 percent increase, however its link for the statistic directs users to a Breitbart article that just quotes the DHS without providing in-depth details to support the number.

“ICE and the Trump administration are under the misimpression that law enforcement in the United States is entitled to operate in secret,” says Seth Stern, director of advocacy at Freedom of the Press Foundation. Stern points to ICE agents wearing masks while operating in public and accusations by the administration targeted at journalists who report on ICE as examples of this “misimpression.”

Aaron tells WIRED the app is about “informing, not obstructing.” He describes a potential user interaction as someone walking around their neighborhood, then getting an alert on their phone saying that ICE has been spotted a few blocks away—with directions for safely getting home. By tapping the plus button in the ICEBlock app, anyone can report a new sighting.

“We’re pushing back against authoritarianism. We’re pushing back against fascism,” he says. “They’re gonna fire off hate rhetoric at you. They’re gonna demonize everything you’re doing. They’re gonna threaten you.”

The app is part of a larger trend of people using social media and apps to resist the Trump administration’s ramping up of immigration arrests. In early June, as protests began to swell in Los Angeles, multiple grassroots groups shared emergency alerts to local residents as ICE raids were happening across the city.

According to the Apple listing for ICEBlock, the app does not store any data on its users. Since it does not collect user data, Aaron doesn’t know how many people have used the app in Los Angeles, for example, or even where past sightings have been posted. Individual users can only see what’s been reported within a 5-mile radius and the sightings auto-delete after four hours.

The app is currently only available on iPhones. Based on his past interactions with Apple during ICEBlock’s approval process, Aaron feels confident that it will remain available in the app store. “They’ve already reviewed it,” he says. “That’s why they approved it.” Apple did not respond to requests for comment.

Aaron says ICEBlock will never have ads or a button asking for donations. For him, the simplicity of the app’s interface is an intentional choice. “This is literally an early-warning system,” he says. “So, how much do you want going on in that early-warning system? Except to say, ‘Hey, something’s coming up within your 5-mile radius. Get the fuck out.’”

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