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“At first glance, you’re like, ‘Oh, wow, that’s a popsicle.’

“But then when you get closer, you see the writing on the popsicle sticks. … I wanted to show the two different sides of the world that we’re living in.”

The bottom of each popsicle stick is stamped with the ICE logo and the words “U.S. Inhumane and Cruelty Enforcement” — a play on U.S.

The craft activity this day involved Popsicle sticks, which the girls were gluing together to make picture frames.

They came for the face painting and food, and their concerns are more mundane: teaching kids to read, paying the bills, finding a napkin to clean Popsicle juice off chubby toddler legs.