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Coverage dated December 11, 2025 to December 12, 2025

Church Nativity scenes add zip ties, gas masks and ICE to protest immigration raids

Headline from Crux

Stark reimaginings of Christ’s birth are drawing praise and outrage as churches turn the Christmas tableau into a commentary on federal immigration enforcement under the Trump administration.

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  1. Crux

    Church Nativity scenes add zip ties, gas masks and ICE to protest immigration raids (opens Crux)

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    Crux's feed description

    Stark reimaginings of Christ’s birth are drawing praise and outrage as churches turn the Christmas tableau into a commentary on federal immigration enforcement under the Trump administration.

  2. The Guardian

    ‘The holy family is in hiding’: nativity scenes at US churches push back on ICE (opens The Guardian)

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    Displays include handcuffed baby Jesus and Mary wearing a gas mask in wake of Trump’s immigration crackdown

  3. Las Vegas Review-Journal

    Zip ties, gas masks and ICE: Church Nativity scenes protest immigration raids (opens Las Vegas Review-Journal)

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    Las Vegas Review-Journal's feed description

    Supporters of the displays say the Bible is on their side, but critics call the scenes sacrilegious and politically divisive.

  4. Fox News

    DHS official says church's Nativity scene depicts what 'never happens' in immigration enforcement (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    The Department of Homeland Security criticized a church's Nativity scene depicting ICE agents, claiming such displays contribute to increased assaults on agents.

  5. NPR

    Church Nativity scenes add zip ties and gas masks to protest immigration raids (opens NPR)

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    NPR's feed description

    Supporters of the displays say the Bible is on their side, but critics call the scenes sacrilegious and politically divisive, accusing the churches of abusing sacred imagery.

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