Overview
- House Judiciary Committee member Jamie Raskin asked the Justice Department to produce all communications with Apple and Google about the app takedowns.
- Apple and Google pulled ICEBlock and similar crowdsourced ICE-sighting apps in October after Apple cited safety information it received from law enforcement.
- Attorney General Pam Bondi said the Justice Department reached out to Apple and demanded removal of the ICEBlock app.
- Raskin’s letter alleges a coercion-and-censorship campaign and questions DOJ conduct, citing the fatal shootings of Minneapolis residents Renee Good and Alex Pretti by ICE agents.
- Reporting notes the department could ignore the request for now, with further pursuit potentially hinging on future House control.