(KTLA) — As President Trump's immigration operations continue nationwide, a new app that allows users to report sightings of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents in their area is gaining attention and controversy.

The platform, called ICEBlock, was launched in April in response to President Donald Trump’s crackdown on immigration and the mass protests that followed, according to the app's creator, Joshua Aaron.

The app allows users to report sightings of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) activity in what Aaron said is an effort to protect bystanders from physical confrontations.

“That's what this whole thing is about, is getting it into as many people's hands as possible so that everybody can protect themselves and their communities from what is going on in this country,” Aaron told Nexstar's KTLA.

• Joshua Aaron, developer of the ICEBlock app said the platform allows users to report sightings........
  

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