A photograph capturing an Ecuadorian family separated when the father was arrested by U.S. immigration agents won the 2025 World Press Photo of the Year Award. The image was taken by Carol Guzy and shows the moment federal officers removed Luis while his family pleaded for him to stay.

A picture of an Ecuadoran family separated when US immigration agents arrested the father following a court hearing won the 2025 World Press Photo of the Year Award on Thursday. The photo, taken by Carol Guzy of the ZUMA Press agency and iWitness for the Miami Herald, shows the moment Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers hauled away Luis, as his family claws at his shirt to keep him back.