Stand With the ICEBlock Developer Defending Free Speech

A courageous app developer is taking on the Trump administration — and standing up for the First Amendment — after the White House pressured Apple into removing his app, ICEBlock, from the App Store. This lawsuit is more than a tech dispute. It’s a fight against government censorship.

ICEBlock allowed users to share anonymous alerts about nearby ICE activity — helping immigrant communities stay safe, informed, and aware. But Trump officials falsely portrayed the app as dangerous, threatened its creator with prosecution, and pushed Apple to delete it — an unprecedented act in the company’s history. Attorney General Pam Bondi even bragged that Apple removed the app after government pressure, a clear admission of coercion.

Free speech experts call this what it is: “jawboning” — using the power of government to silence speech the administration doesn’t like. And if the government can bully a private company into censoring legal, peaceful information today, it can do the same to any critic tomorrow.

Developer Joshua Aaron is fighting back in court to defend his rights and the rights of millions who rely on access to truthful information about government actions. His stand protects not just immigrant communities — but the future of free expression in America.

Add your name to stand with Joshua Aaron and everyone fighting back against censorship, government intimidation, and unconstitutional attacks on free speech.