On Trump's Mass Deportation Policy for Le Figaro Magazine, France | Mélanie Wenger
Photographer Mélanie Wenger was on assignment for Le Figaro Magazine, with writer Nadjet Cheguiri, for a series published on December 5, 2025, examining the impact of Donald Trump’s mass deportation policy.
Working in Arizona’s Sonoran Desert, Nogales, and along the Mexican border, the project questions official government border-crossing figures and documents the reality of lives suspended in limbo. It also follows the growing civic resistance to ICE operations of Californians.