US EditionA New Mural in France Shows the Statue of Liberty Covering Her Eyes in a Swipe at Trump
ROUBAIX, FRANCE, JUL 17 – The mural highlights the impact of Trump's immigration policies amid rising anti-immigration sentiment and is part of a festival in a French town with a large immigrant community.
- In northern France, a towering mural shows Judith de Leeuw unveiling her work depicting the Statue of Liberty covering her eyes at a town-backed urban street culture festival in Roubaix.
- Trump's administration has pursued strict immigration policies, including deporting people to remote countries like South Sudan and Eswatini, amid rising anti-immigration sentiment.
- Judith de Leeuw wrote on Facebook, 'freedom feels out of reach for migrants and those pushed to the margins, silenced, or unseen,' reflecting her artistic critique of US immigration policies.
- Roubaix’s deputy mayor Frédéric Lefebvre praised the work as `a very strong and powerful political message`, while Rep. Tim Burchett called it `disgusts me`.
- Highlighting political resonance, the mural's depiction of the Statue of Liberty covering her eyes symbolizes the complex issues of immigration and American values, reflecting broader debates about US policies.
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