CNN Might Regret Promoting That ICE Tracker App After What Trump Just Said

Posted • July 1, 2025: The White House is looking into possible criminal charges against CNN after it published a report about an app allowing users to track Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) activity in their area. President Donald Trump and Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem discussed the matter with reporters at the grand opening of a Florida detention facility known as “Alligator Alcatraz.” A reporter brought up border czar Tom Homan’s assertion that CNN should be prosecuted for essentially promoting the app to its readers. “We're working with the Department of Justice to see if we can prosecute them for that, because what they're doing is actively encouraging people to avoid law enforcement activities, operations,” Noem said. “We're going to actually go after them and prosecute them with the partnership of [Attorney General Pam Bondi] if we can, because what they're doing, we believe, is illegal.”

President Trump also chimed in, suggesting that CNN “may be prosecuted also for having given false reports on the attack in Iran.” The president was referring to reports from CNN, The New York Times, and other media outlets that published reports suggesting that US airstrikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities did little damage. —— Trump on CNN: "They may be prosecuted also for having given false reports on the attack in Iran." —— CNN’s report discussed an app called ICEBlock, which was created by an individual named Joshua Aaron. (…)

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