American Photography 42 Winners

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Stephanie Keith

The Trap at 26 Federal Plaza

The Trap at 26 Federal Plaza. August 2025. I heard screaming,” said a court observer who was present on the day Cocha’s husband, Luis, was detained. Their three children, 7, 13, and 15, clung to him as he was swarmed by federal agents in the hallway of the Manhattan immigration court.

New York Magazine
Stephanie Keith

The Trap at 26 Federal Plaza

The Trap at 26 Federal Plaza. August 2025. Once Monica realized immigration agents were arresting her husband, she pleaded, “If you’re going to take one of us, take all four of us.” She was eventually thrown to the ground by a federal officer who was later suspended but then reportedly reinstated within days.

New York Magazine
Stephanie Keith

The Trap at Federal Plaza

The Trap at 26 Federal Plaza. August 2025. Jamal told his wife, Natalia, that if he were arrested after his immigration hearing, all he wanted to do was say good-bye to their 8-month-old son. Once Jamal emerged, said Natalia, “the whole world came crashing down on him.” As officers tackled him to the ground, he clung to the baby carriage; they ripped him away.

New York Magazine
Stephanie Keith

Freelance

When immigrants go to the Federal courthouse in Manhattan for their asylum hearings, they think the are doing the right thing. But over last summer, ICE agents were waiting in the hallways poised to arrest many of them as they stepped out of the courtroom in a cruel showing of Trump's new immigration policies.

New York Magazine
Stephanie Keith

Freelance

When immigrants go to the Federal courthouse in Manhattan for their asylum hearings, they think the are doing the right thing. But over last summer, ICE agents were waiting in the hallways poised to arrest many of them as they stepped out of the courtroom in a cruel showing of Trump's new immigration policies.

New York Magazine
Stephanie Keith

Freelance

When immigrants go to the Federal courthouse in Manhattan for their asylum hearings, they think the are doing the right thing. But over last summer, ICE agents were waiting in the hallways poised to arrest many of them as they stepped out of the courtroom in a cruel showing of Trump's new immigration policies.

New York Magazine