Award of Excellence: The Washington Post, Portrait of a Year in Migration Turmoil
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Hundreds of migrants ride atop a freight train arriving in Ciudad Juárez from the city of Chihuahua to the south on Sept. 20. The rail line is a heavily traveled route for migrants coming from the south who make the dangerous journey riding on the freight train cars.
Portrait of a Year in Migration Turmoil
Apprehensions on the U.S.-Mexico border topped 2 million for the second consecutive year in fiscal 2023, among the highest in U.S. history. Migrants arrived from Latin America and all over the world. Some fled danger at home, while others sought jobs in the booming U.S. economy.
