DOJ could face investigation over elimination of ICE agent monitoring apps

The Home Judiciary Committee desires the US Division of Justice to turn over all its communications with each Apple and Google concerning the businesses’ selections to take away apps that shared details about sightings of US Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers.

A number of apps have been faraway from each Apple’s App Retailer and Google’s Play Retailer in October. Politico reported that Raskin has contacted Legal professional Common Pam Bondi.

“The coercion and censorship marketing campaign, which in the end targets the customers of ICE-monitoring purposes, is a transparent effort to silence this Administration’s critics and suppress any proof that will expose the Administration’s lies, together with its Orwellian makes an attempt to cowl up the murders of Renee and Alex,” Raskin wrote to Bondi.

— Mat Smith

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