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TUCSON, AZ (AP) - Customer complaints are prompting some Tucson stores to pull an illegal alien Halloween costume.
There are two costumes that are causing controversy. The one pulled by Target, Amazon, Toys R Us, and Walgreens features an orange prison-style jumpsuit with the words "illegal alien" stamped across the chest, and a space alien mask.
A second mask sold by Spirit Halloween stores has big green eyes, a mustache and a worker's hat.
Because of complaints, Spirit decided to pull the costume off store shelves Monday morning.
Tucson based human rights coalition Derechos Humanos spokeswoman Kat Rodriguez calls both costumes insulting and offensive.
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