India, Dec. 7 -- An app that allowed police to use facial recognition technology to identify illegal immigrants has reportedly been pulled from Google Play. The app, rolled out by the Trump administration, could not be found on CBP's website either, Newsweek reported.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) released the Mobile Identify app a few weeks ago in November. However, it disappeared on Friday, December 5, 404 Media reported.

The app was not listed on Google Play as of Friday afternoon, with the link appearing to be broken. It was launched in November, and allowed users, including federal agents and local police, to identify individuals without legal status by using facial recognition databases held by CBP and ICE.

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