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A controversial Halloween decoration in the front of Mobile County Sheriff Paul Burch's private home as taken by Whitney Newman.supplied image posted with permission by Whitney Newman

A Halloween display outside the home of Mobile County Sheriff Paul Burch is drawing criticism on social media for depicting skeletons dressed as immigration officers chasing others wearing stereotypical Hispanic attire.

The display, set up in front of the sheriff’s residence, features two skeletons wearing sombreros and ponchos attempting to climb a fence, while three skeletons in T-shirts labeled ā€œICEā€ appear to pursue them. ICE stands for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

A photo of the scene began circulating Tuesday after neighbor Whitney Newman of Mobile County posted it to Facebook, calling it offensive and inappropriate — particularly given Burch’s role as an elected law enforcement official.

ā€œIt’s hard to put into words how disappointing it is to see our elected sheriff use his own front yard to mock and dehumanize a group of people,ā€ Newman wrote. ā€œI don’t think it’s cute or funny. And coming from a law enforcement official makes it exponentially worse.

ā€œThis crosses a line from tasteless joke into a public statement about who deserves dignity,ā€ she said.

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The Mobile County Sheriff’s Office declined to comment and referred all media inquiries to a statement from the sheriff’s wife, Michelle Burch.

In a written statement, Michelle Burch said she was solely responsible for the decorations, describing them as ā€œtongue-in-cheekā€ and part of a series of themed displays she creates annually for Halloween.

ā€œMy husband had nothing to do with these, other than mowing the grass around them,ā€ she wrote. ā€œI made this one, playing both on my Cuban background and new, needed changes in federal immigration enforcement.ā€

Burch said she decorates for Halloween and other holidays every year and frequently rotates themes. ā€œMy parents were legal immigrants, and I have plenty of immigrants throughout my family. I’ll make a new one shortly — we have no shortage of topics to cover,ā€ she added.

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The Facebook post sparked strong reactions, with many commenters calling the display ā€œdisgustingā€ and accusing the sheriff of bigotry.

The controversy comes just a week after video surfaced of a Mobile County sheriff’s deputy striking a man during an immigration enforcement operation. Sheriff Burch defended the deputy’s actions, saying the man was resisting arrest.

https://www.al.com/news/2025/10/ala...immigration-themed-halloween-decorations.html

My roommates and I in college made a crash scene with a drunk Santa crashing his sleigh into the ground in front of our house. We had Santa's butt in red pants and black boot sticking out of some snow covered bushes.... several beer cans lying around... reindeer painted cutouts standing around and the sleigh cracked in two (painted plywood set up) with wrapped packages all over the place. Can you imagine the flack we got for that? I had the landlord call me about it and tell me to take it down... I asked him to come over and see it before I did, and he was laughing his butt off when he got out of his car. We worked on it for 2 months. He was a Psychology Professor and ended up letting us keep it up. A bunch of sleep deprived marginally sober architecture and art students with access to a full cabinet level wood shop and time never ends with something that isn't controversial.
 
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Portland — A 23-year-old Starbucks barista at Portland International Airport was arrested Tuesday morning after what police described as a ā€œgratuity blow-upā€ that disrupted terminal traffic.

Witnesses say the barista had just prepared a $47 order of lattes, breakfast sandwiches, and pastries for a family rushing to catch a flight. When they declined to tip on the payment screen, she allegedly shouted, ā€œYou’ll drop hundreds on plane tickets but nothing for the person keeping you awake?ā€

When the customers tried to grab their order and leave, police say she hurled a hot latte across the counter, splashing onto one traveler’s carry-on bag. She then vaulted over the counter and blocked the exit, demanding they add a tip before boarding.

Airport police arrived within minutes and arrested her on charges of assault and disorderly conduct.

The meltdown caused such a backup in the concourse that TSA briefly closed one checkpoint, delaying multiple flights by nearly 20 minutes.
 
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Portland — A 23-year-old Starbucks barista at Portland International Airport was arrested Tuesday morning after what police described as a ā€œgratuity blow-upā€ that disrupted terminal traffic.

Witnesses say the barista had just prepared a $47 order of lattes, breakfast sandwiches, and pastries for a family rushing to catch a flight. When they declined to tip on the payment screen, she allegedly shouted, ā€œYou’ll drop hundreds on plane tickets but nothing for the person keeping you awake?ā€

When the customers tried to grab their order and leave, police say she hurled a hot latte across the counter, splashing onto one traveler’s carry-on bag. She then vaulted over the counter and blocked the exit, demanding they add a tip before boarding.

Airport police arrived within minutes and arrested her on charges of assault and disorderly conduct.


The meltdown caused such a backup in the concourse that TSA briefly closed one checkpoint, delaying multiple flights by nearly 20 minutes.

She was probably grumpy because it took her forever to get through the metal detector.