Migrants on U.S. Border Share Journey in Self-Portraits
By Adam Ferguson and Anatoly Kurmanaev
June 27, 2021
Here are their stories.
Carlos Soyos, 34, and his son, Enderson, 8, at the Good Samaritan migrant shelter in Ciudad Juárez.Photograph by Carlos Soyos and Adam Ferguson
The Times photographer Adam Ferguson worked with migrants in Mexico who planned to cross the border into the United States to create a series of self-portraits.
By Adam Ferguson and Anatoly Kurmanaev
June 28, 2021
The life of a migrant at the border waiting for the right moment to cross into the United States is often in flux. The New York Times tried to capture a piece of this uncertain journey by giving people a chance to convey it in their own way.