Obama judge rules Trump ban on ICE-fighting apps unconstitutional
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Violence against ICE is a real threat
There’s no doubt that Pam Bondi was right about the threats against ICE agents, something we covered extensively at Blaze News. Here are just some of the most egregious stories:
- Anti-ICE mob turns hostile, breaching barriers outside detention facility — several officers injured
- Los Angeles anti-ICE protesters harass DHS agents, military members on Independence Day
- Inside the Portland ICE facility under siege by Antifa extremists
- ICE agents fear for their safety after security fence removed at Chicago-area facility amid sometimes violent protests
- Border Patrol agents dodge bullets and bricks from leftist rioters in sanctuary city: DHS
- VIDEO: Unhinged anti-ICE extremists hurl profanities at agents in Minneapolis: ‘Get the f**k out!’
ICE agents aren’t the only ones at risk. Due to increasingly divisive rhetoric by left-wing politicians, agitators took to the streets and threatened ICE to the point that two protesters lost their lives.
ICEBlock returns … maybe
Fast-forward to today. Months after ICEBlock’s removal, Obama-appointed District Court Judge Jorge L. Alonso issued a preliminary injunction in favor of Joshua Aaron, agreeing that banning or blocking ICE-tracking apps, websites, and services violates the First Amendment. He went on to say that both the Justice Department and Department of Homeland Security illegally coerced tech companies to remove ICEBlock and similar apps from the App Store and Google Play. Facebook was also reprimanded in the decision for shutting down an ICE-tracking Facebook Group called “ICE Sightings — Chicagoland.”
It’s important to note that Alonso’s ruling is only a preliminary injunction and not a final ruling, meaning that its protections are temporary, pending a full trial. If the case falls in favor of ICE-tracking apps and services, ICEBlock and the like can return to online spaces indefinitely, leaving the Trump administration with one less legal option to protect the whereabouts and operations of ICE agents.
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