{"id":171166,"date":"2025-07-01T09:05:50","date_gmt":"2025-07-01T13:05:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=171166"},"modified":"2025-06-30T18:26:50","modified_gmt":"2025-06-30T22:26:50","slug":"jashua-aaron-creates-ice-activity-tracking-app-cnn-gives-him-airtime","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=171166","title":{"rendered":"Jashua Aaron creates ICE activity tracking app: CNN gives him airtime"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Joshua Aaron created a new app, ICEBLock, which allows anonymous users to report ICE activity. Aaron felt that this app was necessary to counter what he felt was a repeat of history. He wanted people to be able to “fight back” against deportation efforts, which reminded him of NAZI Germany. However, Todd Lyons, acting director for ICE, described the app as painting a target on the backs of his agents. These federal agents already have seen a 500% increase in attacks against them. A segment talking about this app aired on CNN.<\/p>\n

From Fox News: <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

“Surely, it sounds like this would be an incitement of further violence against our ICE officers,” Leavitt said. “As you know, as you stated, there’s been a 500% increase in violence against ICE agents, law enforcement officers across the country who are just simply trying to do their jobs and remove public safety threats from our communities.”<\/p>\n

She continued, “And that’s something we as Americans, including journalists at CNN, who live in many of these cities where illegal aliens are hiding and were let in from the previous administration, should be very grateful for. So we haven’t seen the clip. We’ll take a look at it, but certainly it’s unacceptable that a major network would promote such an app that is encouraging violence against law enforcement officers who are trying to keep our country safe.”<\/p>\n

A CNN spokesperson defended the network’s reporting.<\/p>\n

“CNN reported on a publicly available app, which is generating attention across the United States, and reached out to ICE for comment prior to publication. After CNN published its reporting, ICE posted a response, which is now included in the story,” the spokesperson told Fox News Digital.<\/p>\n

The response reported by CNN came from ICE Acting Director Todd Lyons, who said ICEBlock “basically paints a target on federal law enforcement officers’ backs” and that “officers and agents are already facing a 500% increase in assaults.”<\/p>\n

The CNN reported on and aired segments on their channel featuring an interview with the app’s creator, Joshua Aaron, who said he was inspired to create ICEBlock as a way to fight back against deportation efforts which he claimed were reminiscent of Nazi Germany.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Additional Reading: <\/strong><\/p>\n

Kornick, L. (2025, June 30). Karoline Leavitt accuses CNN of ‘encouraging violence’ against agents for reports on new ICE tracking app. Fox News<\/em>. Link<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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