World Press Photo announced its Photo of the Year for 2026. The image depicts the inconsolable grief of children losing their fathers, documenting the separation process following U.S. reform policies.

The executive director of World Press Photo said this image shows the inconsolable grief of children losing their father in a place built for justice. It is a stark and necessary record of family separation following the U.S. reform policies. <img alt="​​Distraught girls cling to their father, Luis, as ICE detains him following an immigration hearing in New York City on Aug. 26, 2025. Luis was the sole breadwinner for his family." src="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop...