This App Alerts You to ICE Raids—Now Trump’s DOJ Wants It Gone

As immigration attacks continue throughout the country, a controversial new iOS app that warns users to ICE activity has encouraged full political and legal fire, and the Ministry of Justice, the Ministry of Internal Security and the Officers of Trump’s Administration threatened legal proceedings.

But Joshua Aaron, the creator of the application, says he doesn’t give up.

“I chose a thing that was happening in this country that annoyed me the most and thought of a way to do something about it,” Aaron said Decipher in an interview. “What are they doing with people who are our friends, our neighbors, an immigrant community that makes this country so amazing – that made me sick.”

Under the supervision Ice block escalated after the American main lawyer Pam Bondi criticized the app during interview with Handcuffs.

“Our agents and federal officials – especially those from joint working groups – could be put in danger,” Bondi said. “He signals criminals where our federal officers are and cannot do so.”

“We look at it and look at it,” she added. “It was better careful, because it is not a protected speech – it threatens the lives of law enforcement throughout the country.”

The Ministry of Justice refused Decipherptic Request for comment.

Ice Director Todd M. Lyons repeated criticizing, saying that attacks against federal agents increased by 500%, and blaming applications such as Iceblock and the media that covered them.

“CNNPromotion of the ‘Ice Reaching’ app is reckless and irresponsible, “Lyons ua said statement. “Advertising an application that basically the image of the aim on the back of federal lawmakers for law enforcement is sick.”

Aaron, software developer and Rock band lead singer Shorting heatherpublished Iceblock in April. The application warns users in real time to report an ice activity in a 5 -kilometer circuit, allowing them to avoid encountering immigration. He quickly climbed to the top of the Apple App Store social network category.

Aaron said Decipher That ice block has been taken over 100,000 times. While renunciation of responsibility notes that the application “can use your location even when it is not open”, Aaron says he is completely anonymous.

“We don’t want anything to be revealed,” he said. “And so, this is 100% anonymous and free for anyone who wants to use it.”

The Android version will not happen, Aaron said, because Google’s platform requires storage of user data – something he refuses to do: “It connects you, your account, a device ID and can use you to target as a user,” he said. “I never want anyone to find it to the detriment.”

Aaron also withdrew against the allegations that the application promotes illegal behavior or threatened to implement the law.

“This application is that if you walk down the street and, four blocks in front of you, you get a notice on the phone that the ice has been noticed – you can turn left, turn, avoid the situation and hope you will protect yourself and your community,” he said.

The Ministry of the Homeland Security Ministry of Kristi Noem was so upset with an icy block that she called for a persecution CNNEasy to report an app.

“We work with the Ministry of Justice to see if we can prosecute them because of it, because what they do is actively encouraging people to avoid surgery of law enforcement,” Noem said Journalists during a visit to the Florida Center for the Florida Center, known as “Alligator Alcatraz”.

In a statement divided with DecipherNoem said: “Our bold implementation of the Law on Ice is facing an increase in attack on 500% against them. If you interfere with or attack our implementation of the law, we will hunt you and you will be prosecuted to the most extent of the law.”

Despite the criticism, Aaron said he knew the risk when he decided to start an Iceblock app.

“You have to know how to go in – if you turn away against the regime that clearly supports authoritarianism and thinks that everything he wants to do is okay, curse, the Constitution, break the law, who cares – they will come after you,” he said.

Edited Andrew Hayward