The app, which went viral earlier this year, allowed users to lawfully share information about where they've seen ICE agents within a 5-mile radius of their location, and also share details of the clothing agents are wearing.

The US government and law enforcement agencies have hit out at developers and users of the apps, saying they pose a risk to agents.

Joshua Aaron has said he created ICEBlock after seeing the Trump administration's deportation efforts, which he said evoked events in Nazi Germany.