ICEBlock app sues Trump administration for censorship and ‘unlawful threats’

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A screenshot of what ICEBlock looks like for iPhone users. Provided by ICEBlock

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The developer of ICEBlock, an iPhone app that anonymously tracks the presence of Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents, has sued the Trump administration for free speech violations after Apple removed the service from its app store under demands from the White House.

The suit, filed on Monday in federal court in Washington, asks a judge to declare that the administration violated the First Amendment when it threatened to criminally prosecute the app’s developer and pressured

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