Immigration Concerns Loom as Museum of Contemporary Art Calls Off Día de los Muertos Event

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (KEYT) – There will not be a cultural street festival around the Museum of Contemporary Art in Santa Barbara for Día de los Muertos this year.

It would have taken place Saturday, Nov. 1.

The event, also known as a calenda, has been postponed. The museum has expressed concerns over immigration issues and public safety. A statement said, “the threat to undocumented families remains very real.”…

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