andreskudacki Honored and grateful to receive an Honorable Mention in the Single Portrait category of the National Press Photographers Association, NPPA’s Best of Photojournalism international contest. This recognition helps highlight the story of thousands of migrants facing the realities of the recent immigration crackdown across the United States. Photography has the power to create understanding, and I am grateful to continue telling stories that matter. Fanny Nunez and her son, Nestor, sit for a portrait in their room in New Brunswick on Monday, Dec. 8, 2025. One October morning in New Brunswick, Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents stopped Néstor Luis Rivera Chavez while he was running errands for his family and took him into custody. He never made it home. His detention left his wife, Fanny Jakelinne Núñez, alone with their eight-year-old son, Néstor Josias, a medically fragile child who requires constant care to survive. Since her husband’s arrest, Núñez rarely leaves the small room they rent. Her days are spent monitoring oxygen levels, feeding her son through a gastric tube, administering medication, and responding to seizures and breathing crises. Her husband had been the family’s sole source of income and the only person physically able to carry their son and manage medical appointments. His absence immediately unraveled the fragile stability the family depended on. The family came to the United States after their son’s health deteriorated in Honduras, where adequate medical care was unavailable. In New Jersey, Néstor Josias gained weight and began receiving the treatment that keeps him alive. Now, with his father detained at Delaney Hall in Newark, Núñez struggles to afford rent, food, transportation, and medical visits. She fears that if her husband is deported, returning to Honduras would put their son’s life at risk. Despite exhaustion and fear, Núñez continues caring for her child around the clock. View all 5 comments