WASHINGTON -
Sept. 28, 2025 -
PRLog -- An
ICE spokesman said (https://www.google.com/url?esrc=s&q=&rct=j&sa=U&url=https://www.facebook.com/FoxNews/videos/its-no-different-than-giving-a-hitman-the-location-of-their-intended-target-and-/1961119344620148/&ved=2ahUKEwjo5vaz-_aPAxWfKlkFHSNWAW8QFnoECAcQAg&usg=AOvVaw20TQxuYbksdMEfBLu8C5iW) the app is "no different than giving a hitman the location of their intended target," ICE Acting Director Todd Lyon
charged (https://www.themirror.com/news/us-news/trumps-border-czar-demands-doj-1239018) that the app "basically paints a target on federal law enforcement officers' backs," months ago AG Pam Bondi
promised (https://www.ktvu.com/news/trump-administration-threatens-prosecute-developer-ice-tracking-app) criminal prosecution because the app "threatens the lives of law enforcement officers
," Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem
said she is considering prosecuting, and it's been labeled as the
"Assassin's App (https://thespectator.com/topic/why-is-apple-hosting-an-as...)"Yet the
ICEBlock (https://www.iceblock.app/) app have not been targeted criminally for what appears to be a clear violation of Title 18 U.S. Code 111, notes public interest law professor John Banzhaf.
18 U.S. Code § 111 (https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/111) provides that any person who "impedes, intimidates, or interferes" with any federal official "while engaged in or on account of the performance of official duties" is guilty of a federal felony, and that clearly includes those who attempt to storm ICE facilities, block or throw stones at ICE vehicles, and assault or even shoot at ICE officials. Moreover, any person who did anything to encourage, aid, or assist in any material manner in the commission of a crime is equally guilty as an accessory before-the-fact, explains Banzhaf.
The very name of the app -
ICEBlock (https://www.iceblock.app/) - says it all, since blocking a federal official from carrying out any official duty is an extreme form and successful of impeding or interfering. The name also makes it clear that those who developed, named, and continue to operate the app have the criminal intent of blocking ICE officers - a key element in any prosecution - and are not simply encouraging citizens to come view officers in action, reward them with cookies, etc.
For a more detailed legal analysis of how and why the current administration can and should bring a criminal prosecution against those who produce and maliciously continue to operate
ICEBlock (https://www.iceblock.app/), and refuting arguments based upon the First Amendment, see:
Use of the Iceblock App Is Exploding; Criminal Prosecution Is Likely (https://www.crescent-news.com/apgstate/use-of-the-iceblock-app-is-exploding-criminal-prosecution-is-likely/article_4e5a93a4-0ca9-5788-92d7-d44bf36c86c9.html)Used to Target Killing at ICE;
App Criminal Prosecution Likely -- Expert Suggests Warning People About ICE Activity May Be A Federal Crime (http://prsync.com/
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By doing nothing, despite the growing amount of harm the app has already caused, and will no doubt continue to cause, the administration is in effect condoning its continued illegal operation and putting even more lives at risk of murder, he argues.
JOHN F. BANZHAF III, B.S.E.E., J.D., Sc.D.
http://banzhaf.net/ jbanzhaf3ATgmail.com @profbanzhaf
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