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App that allows people to share ICE sightings gets boost in downloads after White House backlash
ICEBlock, launched in April, encourages users to “see something, tap something” when they see ICE agents nearby.
ICEBlock, which launched in April, made headlines after a CNN article about it was called out by White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt and ICE acting Director Todd M. Lyons on Monday. But Joshua Aaron, ICEBlock’s Texas-based developer, called the administration’s recent criticism “another right-wing fearmongering scare tactic,” telling NBC News in a phone interview on Tuesday that his app was designed to be a resource for immigrants who are fearful they will get deported. In Monday’s White House briefing, Leavitt said she had not seen CNN’s report about ICEBlock, but described the app as “encouraging violence against law enforcement officers who are trying to keep our country safe.”
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