The Department of Justice (DOJ) could be investigated for pressuring Apple and Google to remove apps for tracking ICE agents. House Judiciary Committee member Jamie Raskin has asked the DOJ to turn over all of its communications with Apple and Google regarding the matter.
The DOJ could be investigated for forcing the removal of ICE tracking apps
As a reminder, several apps that allowed people to share information about where they’ve seen ICE agents were removed from both Apple’s and Google’s app stores back in October last year.
Now, Raskin has contacted Attorney General, Pam Bondi, regarding the issue. He also questioned the agency’s use of force against protestors, as they follow the immigration policy set by President Trump.
“The coercion and censorship campaign, which ultimately targets the users of ICE-monitoring applications, is a clear effort to silence this Administration’s critics and suppress any evidence that would expose the Administration’s lies, including its Orwellian attempts to cover up the murders of Renee and Alex,” said Raskin in a letter to Bondi.
House Judiciary Committee member also mentioned incidents including Minneapolis residents
In that letter, he of course refers to the Minneapolis residents, Renee Good and Alex Pretti, both of whom were shot and killed by ICE agents. Those were two separate incidents, by the way.
Claims that federal agents made about those incidents contradicted eyewitnesses and the camera footage shared. Therefore, many questions are being raised regarding both situations.
It remains to be seen what will happen in the end, but the DOJ could be investigated for forcing both Apple and Google to remove ICE tracking applications from their respective app stores. Well, if Jamie Raskin’s efforts come to fruition, of course.
Speaking of the DOJ, some of you probably recall that the Department of Justice is also pushing for harsher penalties in Google’s antitrust lawsuit, which concluded not long ago. Both Google and the DOJ filed complaints.
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