Churches in Massachusetts and Illinois repurposed Nativity scenes to protest ICE enforcement, placing a zip-tied baby Jesus wrapped in an emergency blanket, a gas-masked Mary and signs reading "ICE was here" or "Holy Family is in hiding."Supporters say the displays place biblical themes about refugees into conversation with the real fear immigrant families face under intensified enforcement, while critics call them sacrilegious political messaging that led archdioceses to order removals and warn of possible tax-exempt status consequences; some activists cite statements by Leo XIV condemning inhumane treatment of immigrants.Michael Woolf and Jillian Westerfield defended the installations as public art meant to provoke dialogue, Steve Josoma said he was seeking talks with church leaders, and Richard Henning ordered a take-down as parishioners and local communities remained sharply divided.