Lora Ries to Newsmax: ICEBlock ‘Ratchets Up the Danger’ for Agents

The use of ICEBlock, a phone app that encourages its users to share information about sightings of Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents, can endanger those officials and people who use it improperly should be prosecuted for obstructing the law, Lora Ries, director of border security and immigration for the Heritage Foundation, said on Newsmax on Saturday. 

“When you think about the riots going on in Los Angeles and the Northwest against ICE agents, this just ratchets up the danger,” Ries, a former Department of Homeland Security acting deputy chief of staff, commented on “Wake Up America Weekend.”

The DHS, she added, uses the slogan “see something, say something,” to encourage citizens to report suspicious activity, particularly regarding terrorism. 

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