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Legal experts condemn Apple bowing to White House's request to remove ICEBlock


y Bobby Allyn Friday, October 3, 2025 • 7:34 PM EDT Apple and Google on Thursday removed apps that alert people when Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents are nearby following pressure from Attorney General Pam Bondi. Critics of the tech giants capitulating to the Trump administration say it shows the sway President Trump has over Silicon Valley in his second term.

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