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.
Yaneth Callejas asks for a kiss from her son at a shelter in El Paso, Texas on May 15. Though de Callejas and her family did not have an appointment through the CBP One app, despite having tried for months while in Mexico, they successfully crossed into the U.S., where they plan to live in Atlanta with a family friend.
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.
