Award of Excellence: The Washington Post, Portrait of a Year in Migration Turmoil

This premiere category recognizes the collaborative effort of a photography staff covering a single topic or news story. It is a narrative picture story that consists of images taken as part of a team effort to cover a single issue or news story.

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December 12, 2023

Oscar Flores, 21, left, and Yusbeily Vargas, 24, rest in the car they recently purchased that serves as their home in Carbondale, Colo., on Dec. 12.

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    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.

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