Activist scaled the Statue of Liberty and unfurled a red and white "Refugees Welcome" banner on Tuesday, just hours after the Department of Homeland Security unveiled its sweeping plan to deport undocumented immigrants across the U.S.
The banner, which measured 3 feet by 20 feet in length, was unrolled and dangled from the statue`s observation deck, the National Park Service said.
The sign was removed more than an hour later after it surfaced, the Associated Press reported, but not before images spread like wildfire on social media:According to CNN, an activist group called Alt Lady Liberty claimed responsibility for the banner.
"Immigrants and refugees make this country great.
"More from USA Today:Trump administration to change transgender student bathroom rulesTrump too late in denouncing anti-Semitic acts, critics sayIOC should have seen Rio wasteland comingAlt Lady Liberty posted several images of the banner on its Twitter account, with one caption reading: "The message of the Statue of Liberty is unmistakable.
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