According to the National Parks Service, the banner, approximately three feet by 20 feet, was tied to the wall of the public observation deck around 12:50 p.m. Tuesday.

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 ...

NEW YORK (AP) - 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 3-by ...

“Refugees welcome,” read a 20-foot red and white banner that hung across the Statue of Liberty on Tuesday. National Park Service rangers quickly removed the sign, but images of it spread ...