Apple pulls US immigration official tracking apps
The app's creator said such claims were "patently false" and accused Apple of "capitulating to an authoritarian regime."
According to a statement sent to Fox News Digital, US Attorney General Pam Bondi had "demanded" the app's removal saying it was "designed to put ICE officers at risk".
The tech giant told the BBC it had removed ICEBlock from its App Store after law enforcement made it aware of "safety risks" associated with it and "similar apps".
Apple has pulled apps that let users flag sightings of officers from US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
ICEBlock is among a number of apps released this year in response to President Trump's crackdown on illegal immigration and an upsurge in ICE raids.
Critics - such as the creator of ICEBlock - accuse the government of abusing its powers and "bringing terror" to US streets.
The free app works by showing the movements of immigration officers. It has been downloaded more than a million times in the US.
However, Bondi argued it was being used to target ICE officers, with the FBI saying the man who targeted an ICE facility in Dallas in September - killing two detainees - had used similar apps to track the movements of agents and their vehicles
In a statement Apple said: "We created the App Store to be a safe and trusted place to discover apps.
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