A federal judge in Chicago delivered a sharp rebuke to the Trump administration this week. He ruled that officials can’t bully tech giants like Apple into yanking apps that let users report Immigration and Customs Enforcement activity. U.S. District Judge Jorge L. Alonso granted a preliminary injunction to the creators of the Eyes Up app and the ICE Sightings – Chicagoland Facebook group. The order blocks the government from strong-arming platforms into suppressing what Alonso called protected speech under the First Amendment. 9to5Mac first broke the news on the ruling, which stems from a lawsuit backed by the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression, or FIRE. The case traces back to last fall. Apps like ICEBlock exploded in popularity amid heightened immigration enforcement. Users anonymously shared sightings of ICE agents, much like Waze for traffic but for federal raids. White House condemnation backfired—the Streisand Effect propelled ICEBlock to the top of Apple’s App Store.…