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Oneita and Clive Thompson spent 843 days in “sanctuary,” living in churches as a way to avoid deportation and becoming symbols of the movement that grew in response to the Trump administration’s crackdown on undocumented immigrants.

“This mural is a protest,” said artist Betsy Casañas. “This mural is our way of talking, of being a voice for those who are silenced and made to look like criminals.”