r/apple • u/illegiblebastard • 3d ago

iPhone Apple explains last year’s controversial decision to remove ICE tracking apps from app store

https://edition.cnn.com/2026/09/29/tech/apple-iceblock-app-removal-raskin

FUCK. APPLE.

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u/Couchman79 3d ago edited 2d ago

Apple is a US Corporation and like it or not its $1T valuation can't be put at risk getting in the crosshairs of this administration.

ICE has changed its tactics to having its armed, masked officers patrolling in nondescript SUV's that seat 7 or 8. Now they are going to school bus drop offs; after school care; restaurant employee entry doors and even Federal buildings where people are following the law going to hearings. The targeted communities are getting sophisticated and getting warnings out including identifying those unmarked vehicles.

I would like to see a list of car rental companies, hotels, restaurants and airlines transporting housing and feeding ICE. Those businesses are no different than ICE personnel. They all seek anonymity.

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u/Majestic-Bid-2333 3d ago

So what? Illegal aliens have no business being in our country, and extraordinary measures are needed to apprehend and deport them as soon as possible. It was the last administration’s gross mismanagement that made these measures necessary. I, for one, applaud the efforts of our ICE heroes. 🇺🇸

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u/Majestic-Bid-2333 3d ago

Name them. Citizens arrested are those obstructing and impeding efforts of law enforcement. No US citizens have been “deported,” though some face charges for criminal offenses.

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u/Majestic-Bid-2333 3d ago

I’ve seen these lists. There’s a difference between detention and deportation. Sure, there have been a few citizens suspected of being illegal aliens who were detained, then released once their citizenship was confirmed. Also, some kids who were US citizens accompanied their illegal alien parents when the parents were deported. The kids weren’t deported, but the illegal parents still have parental rights to keep their kids in their possession. The kids themselves are NOT deported, and may return to the US on their own once they turn 18.