The World Press Photo foundation has awarded its top honor to Separated by ICE , a harrowing image of two young girls clinging futilely to their father’s shirt as he is detained. Taken by independent photojournalist Carol Guzy in a hallway of New York’s Jacob K. Javits Federal Building, one of the few U.S. federal buildings where photography is permitted, the photograph has come to symbolize the human cost of President Trump’s immigration crackdown. The annual contest recognizes the most impactful photojournalism and documentary work produced over the past year: Separated by ICE , shot for the Miami Herald in August of 2025, was selected from 57,376 entries submitted by more than 3,000 photographers worldwide. According to the jury, Carol Guzy’s image won for its visceral encapsulation of the Trump administration’s controversial mass deportation effort, carried out by an emboldened U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).…