DOJ Faces Scrutiny Over Alleged Pressure on Apple, Google to Remove ICE Tracking Apps

• House Judiciary Committee's Jamie Raskin to investigate DOJ's alleged pressure on Apple and Google to remove ICE monitoring apps.
• Raskin accuses DOJ of violating the First Amendment by coercing tech companies to block lawful tools for monitoring government activity.
• Controversy centers on the ICEBlock app, which allowed users to report sightings of ICE agents, raising concerns from federal officials.
• Attorney General Pam Bondi publicly warned developer Joshua Aaron and later formally requested Apple and Google remove ICEBlock.
• The administration claims ICE monitoring apps could coordinate attacks, while Raskin calls efforts "coercion and censorship."