House Homeland leaders seek briefings from Apple, Google on ICE-tracking apps

Senior House Homeland Security Committee Republicans are seeking information from Apple and Google about mobile applications that enable users to report or track the presence of Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers.

In letters sent to Apple CEO Tim Cook and Google CEO Sundar Pichai, committee chairman Andrew Garbarino, R-N.Y., and Oversight subcommittee chair Josh Brecheen, R-Okla., said the apps could compromise officer safety by distributing real-time location data and identifying details about federal personnel. 

The lawmakers also said the tools may interfere with active enforcement actions. Google and Apple did not immediately return requests for comment.

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