{"id":6823,"date":"2026-01-10T04:44:55","date_gmt":"2026-01-09T23:44:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/paknews.centers.pk\/its-time-for-apple-to-reinstate-iceblock\/"},"modified":"2026-01-10T04:44:55","modified_gmt":"2026-01-09T23:44:55","slug":"its-time-for-apple-to-reinstate-iceblock","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/paknews.centers.pk\/ur\/its-time-for-apple-to-reinstate-iceblock\/","title":{"rendered":"It’s time for Apple to reinstate ICEBlock"},"content":{"rendered":"


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In October, Apple caved to pressure from the Trump administration and removed ICEBlock \u2014 and similar apps which crowdsourced the location of Immigrations and Customs Enforcement activity \u2014 from its App Store<\/a>. Apple’s stated rationale? The apps could “be used to harm law enforcement officers.” But armed-to-the-teeth ICE officers don\u2019t need protection from civilians. Apple had that exactly backward.<\/p>\n

That became impossible to ignore on Wednesday, when ICE agent Jonathon Ross killed<\/a> 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good in cold blood. By now, you don’t need me to recount her brutal last moments. But the footage (graphic and disturbing as it is) is out there, and we can see the Trump administration’s propaganda about the event for what it is.<\/p>\n

ICE was a dangerous force long before this week. This was the agency\u2019s ninth shooting since September<\/a>. 32 people died in ICE custody<\/a> in 2025. Around a third of those arrested by ICE agents \u2014 often masked and refusing to identify themselves \u2014 don\u2019t even have criminal records.<\/a><\/p>\n

What changed this week was, arguably, that the victim wasn\u2019t a brown-skinned person. ICE claimed the life of a white American citizen, one who, according<\/a> to her wife, was a kind, loving mom and a Christian. Unfortunately, the US has a dark history of shrugging off violence as long as it\u2019s directed towards a marginalized group. That wasn\u2019t possible for mainstream newsreaders here.<\/p>\n

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