The Trump administration just sent a crystal clear message to federal employees who think they can undermine immigration enforcement.
One Justice Department worker discovered the hard way that family loyalty doesn’t trump national security.
And Trump’s Justice Department fired an employee for this shocking reason that has anti-ICE activists terrified.
DOJ forensic accountant gets the boot after husband’s anti-ICE app goes viral
Carolyn Feinstein thought she could keep her head down and continue working as a forensic accountant for the Department of Justice while her husband waged war against Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
She was dead wrong.
After nearly a decade working as a forensic accountant, Feinstein lost her job when the Justice Department uncovered her ties to an app designed to help people evade immigration enforcement.¹
Her husband Joshua Aaron created ICEBlock – software that warns users when ICE agents are nearby, giving targets time to escape before federal agents arrive.
The software has gained massive popularity with nearly one million downloads, creating a network of lookouts for people avoiding immigration authorities.
Aaron made no attempt to hide his role in undermining immigration enforcement.
He bragged about his anti-ICE crusade during a CNN interview in June, where he had the audacity to compare Trump’s immigration crackdown to Nazi Germany.
"We’re literally watching history repeat itself," Aaron told CNN.²
Border Czar Tom Homan demands accountability from Justice Department
The interview triggered exactly the kind of response Aaron should have expected from Trump administration officials who actually care about protecting Americans.
Border Czar Tom Homan and ICE acting director Tom Lyon called on the DOJ to investigate the matter immediately.
"All (Aaron is) doing is giving a heads up to criminals," Homan told NewsMax.³
"The DOJ’s looking at it, and they need to throw some people in jail," Homan added.
Within 24 hours of Homan’s interview airing, Feinstein received her termination notice.
The timing wasn’t coincidental.
Feinstein claims she was fired in "retribution" against her partner’s activism, but that completely misses the point.
"This was retribution. I was fired because of the actions, or activism, of my husband," Feinstein complained to the Daily Beast.⁴
But here’s what she’s not telling you – DOJ investigators discovered that Feinstein has financial interests in All U Chart Inc, the company that holds the intellectual property for the ICEBlock app.
Justice Department uncovers Feinstein’s financial stake in anti-ICE operation
A Justice Department spokesperson confirmed the agency conducted a thorough investigation into Feinstein’s activities, ultimately discovering her business interests in All U Chart Inc, the company controlling ICEBlock’s intellectual property.⁵
Feinstein tried to downplay her minority shareholder status as merely a "safety net" so she could shut down the app if her husband became "incapacitated."
That explanation doesn’t pass the smell test.
If you’re married to someone actively undermining federal law enforcement and you have a financial stake in the operation, you can’t simultaneously claim to be serving the American people in good faith.
The DOJ spokesperson made the administration’s position crystal clear: "ICEBlock is an app that illegal aliens use to evade capture while endangering the lives of ICE officers."⁶
"The department will not tolerate threats against law enforcement or law enforcement officers," the spokesperson continued.
Trump administration sends message that federal employees can’t play both sides
This firing represents exactly the kind of accountability that voters demanded when they elected Trump to clean up the federal government.
For too long, federal employees thought they could work against the very mission of their agencies without consequences.
The Biden administration created a culture where federal workers felt comfortable openly sabotaging immigration enforcement while collecting taxpayer-funded paychecks.
Those days are over.
Feinstein’s termination sends a clear signal to every federal employee: you can’t serve two masters.
Either you’re committed to enforcing federal law and protecting American citizens, or you’re working with people who are actively undermining those goals.
There’s no middle ground when it comes to national security.
Aaron’s app doesn’t just help illegal aliens avoid deportation – it puts ICE agents in danger by allowing criminals to track federal law enforcement movements.
Every download of that app represents another person who’s been given the tools to evade justice and potentially harm the brave men and women trying to secure our borders.
The fact that a DOJ employee had any connection – financial or otherwise – to this operation shows exactly why the Trump administration needs to conduct a thorough review of federal personnel.
How many other federal employees are married to, financially connected to, or otherwise supporting people who are actively working against American interests?
This case proves that the deep state isn’t just about high-level political appointees.
It includes the career bureaucrats who think they can play games with national security while hiding behind their government positions.
Trump’s Justice Department just proved they’re willing to hold everyone accountable, regardless of how long they’ve been warming a desk in the federal bureaucracy.
¹ Laura Parnaby, "DOJ staffer is fired after feds discover she’s married to radical behind anti-ICE app," Daily Mail, July 22, 2025.
² Ibid.
³ Ibid.
⁴ Ibid.
⁵ Ibid.
⁶ Ibid.
