Scarleth: 10-year-old calls out as ICE arrests father outside New York immigration court
Scarleth, 10, cried out as her father was arrested by ICE outside a New York immigration court, asking why they were taking "the only one I have." The photo of the moment won the World Press Photo Contest.
June 2026New York, NY
Scarleth, 10 years old, called out in distress—'Why are you taking my papa from me? He's the only one I have'—as ICE agents arrested her father outside a New York immigration court. Photographer Carol Guzy documented the incident as part of her year-long coverage of families affected by immigration enforcement. The image, titled 'Separated by Ice,' later won the World Press Photo Contest, marking Guzy's ninth win, and was displayed at the World Press Photo and Doc Edge Immersive Exhibition in Auckland.
“Why are you taking my papa from me? He’s the only one I have.”
“When I realized the man was practically on top of me screaming, I was terrified. … I saw in him the same face I saw in Ecuador when they told us they wanted to kill us,”
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