An individual reads a plaque in front of a life-size Nativity scene Dec. 11 displaying Jesus, Mary and Joseph as refugees in separate cages at Claremont United Methodist Church, in Claremont, Calif. The Nativity protests family separation at the border and has received widespread attention.
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Nativity scene shows Holy Family separated in cages
The Nativity scene at Claremont United Methodist Church is striking. Mannequins of Jesus, Mary and Joseph are separated in individual cages topped with barbed wire. A baby Jesus is wrapped in what resembles a Mylar blanket, similar to the sheets migrants have been given in holding cells.
