Trump Officials Want to Prosecute Over the ICEBlock App. Lawyers Say That’s Unconstitutional
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Trump Administration Threatens to Prosecute ICE Tracking App
Above: Protesters at a demonstration in Columbia Heights on June 10, 2025 in Washington, DC. Image copyright: Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images
The Spin
Pro-Trump narrative
The ICEBlock app represents a reckless endangerment of federal agents already facing a 500% surge in assaults. By broadcasting law enforcement locations to aid illegal immigration evasion, this developer and his media enablers brazenly undermine public safety and lawful deportation efforts. Their sanctimonious disclaimers cannot disguise this dangerous sabotage of legitimate government operations.
Anti-Trump narrative
ICEBlock represents courageous digital resistance against authoritarian overreach. Its developer, Joshua Aaron, exemplifies moral fortitude by creating a community protection tool despite inevitable government persecution. It continues America's proud tradition of mutual aid and resistance to unjust authority. Aaron's commitment to defending the vulnerable deserves admiration, not prosecution.