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Wed Dec 26, 2018, 06:51 AM Dec 2018

Texas couple's nativity display shows baby Jesus caged in ICE custody

An Austin couple is making a Christmas tradition of controversial nativity displays in their front yard.

This year's nativity has the manger of baby Jesus in a cage labeled "ICE," separated from a mournful Mary and Joseph.

"We are making a statement because during this holiday season no matter what country you live in, no matter what your ethnicity is, you should be with your family at this time," resident Kate Naranjo told KTBC-TV. "This is a reflection of Jesus' story. He was a refugee."

The display included a scroll with text from the Statue of Liberty, reading "give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free."

Read more: https://www.dallasnews.com/news/holidays/2018/12/25/texas-couples-nativity-display-shows-baby-jesus-caged-ice-custody

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