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‘Refugees Welcome’ banner hangs from Statue of Liberty

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The National Park Service is trying to figure out who unfurled a giant banner at the Statue of Liberty saying “Refugees Welcome.”

Park Service spokesman Jerry Willis says the three-by-20-foot banner was hung from the public observation deck at the top of the statue’s pedestal Tuesday afternoon. The banner was taken down more than an hour later.

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Willis says regulations prohibit anything fixed to the statue.

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The stunt happened the day the Department of Homeland Security announced expanded immigration enforcement policies.

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