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Border Czar Tom Homan is sounding the alarm over CNN’s recent coverage of a controversial new mobile app that allows users to track Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents in real time. Speaking Monday on The Will Cain Show, Homan condemned both the app and CNN’s decision to spotlight it, calling the move “irresponsible” and “disgusting.”
The app, called IceBlock, was featured during a segment on CNN News Central hosted by CNN Business journalist Clare Duffy. According to the report, the app allows users to anonymously report the location of ICE personnel, along with identifying details such as vehicle descriptions and physical appearances. Once a report is filed, everyone within a five-mile radius who has the app receives a push alert.
“You open the app, it looks like a map,” Duffy explained. “Users can tap the map to report an ICE sighting in their area, and then everybody who uses the platform within five miles will get a push alert. It’s a free iPhone app, and it’s anonymous — Aaron doesn’t collect any user data.”
The creator of the app, Joshua Aaron, told CNN he is a self-described “proud Antifa” member. He called IceBlock an “early warning system” intended to help undocumented immigrants avoid enforcement actions.
But Homan says this goes far beyond activism — he believes it endangers lives and undermines law enforcement.
“It’s simply disgusting. Any network that promotes something like this is complicit,” Homan said. “I’m hoping the Department of Justice steps in and investigates whether this crosses the legal line — because it sure looks like it does.”
He warned that the app could directly lead to violence against ICE agents, noting recent incidents in Los Angeles where federal agents were attacked with a Molotov cocktail and bricks during operations.
“Assaults against law enforcement officers are up 500%. Now you’ve got an app that announces where ICE operations are happening — it’s only a matter of time before some nut ambushes our agents,” Homan said.
With more than four decades in immigration enforcement, Homan said he’s never seen this level of hostility toward ICE. He believes the app’s promotion reflects deeper political motivations.
“It’s got to be that they hate [Donald] Trump more than they care about the safety of federal law enforcement. I can’t think of another explanation,” he added. “But this can’t go unchecked. Something needs to be done.”
As debate grows over the legality and implications of IceBlock, Homan is urging the Department of Justice to intervene before the situation escalates further.
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