Apple has withdrawn applications that enabled users to report encounters of agents from the immigration enforcement agency.
The technology giant stated it had removed ICEBlock from its application marketplace after police notified them about potential "safety risks" associated with the application and "similar apps".
Per a statement provided to media organizations, US Attorney General Pam Bondi had "requested" the app's elimination stating it was "designed to put immigration agents at danger".
The app's creator argued that such allegations were "completely untrue" and alleged the company of "giving in to an dictatorial administration".
The application is among numerous applications launched recently in response to expanded immigration crackdown activities across the United States.
Opponents - including the creator of the app - accuse the administration of misusing its powers and "bringing fear" to US streets.
The free application works by showing the whereabouts of ICE personnel. It has been acquired over a one million instances in the United States.
However, officials maintained it was being utilized to focus on enforcement personnel, with the federal investigators saying that the person who attacked an ICE facility in the city in last month - fatally shooting two persons - had utilized related software to follow the activities of personnel and their cars.
Through an official declaration, the company stated: "We developed the App Store to be a protected and dependable place to discover software.
"Following data we've received from authorities about the safety risks linked to the software, we have eliminated it and comparable applications from the digital platform."
But its creator, Joshua Aaron, denied it created a danger.
"The software is comparable with crowdsourcing police locations, which every notable navigation app, including their internal navigation software," he commented.
"This constitutes constitutionally protected expression under the first amendment of the United States Constitution."
The developer - who has been employed in the technology sector for many years - before mentioned he created the app out of concern over a surge in immigration raids.
"I definitely watched very carefully during the prior leadership and then I listened to the language during the election race for the present," he said.
"I started firing on what was likely to occur and what I could achieve to protect individuals."
The White House and FBI had criticized the app after it was released in recent months and usage rose.
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