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DOJ Faces Probe Over ICE App Removals

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The House Judiciary Committee demands the Department of Justice release all communications with Apple and Google regarding the removal of apps that tracked ICE officers. Several ICE monitoring applications disappeared from both tech giants' app stores in October, prompting congressional scrutiny.

Rep. Jamie Raskin contacted Attorney General Pam Bondi, calling the app removals a "coercion and censorship campaign" targeting critics of immigration enforcement policies. Raskin accused the administration of attempting to "silence this Administration's critics and suppress evidence" regarding alleged cover-ups.

This investigation represents a significant confrontation between Congress and the Justice Department over tech company policies and immigration enforcement. The outcome could establish precedents for how government agencies interact with platform companies on politically sensitive content moderation decisions.