Capturing the Humanity of a Migrant Family

Good morning. It’s Tuesday. Today we’ll look at what a migrant family endured to get to New York City and talk to the visual journalist who helped chronicle their odyssey.

Credit…Juan Arredondo for The New York Times

They slept in a tent in Mexico City. They trudged past bodies in a jungle. They braved the crowds in Times Square.

The Aguilar Ortega family — Henry and Leivy, and their children, ages 6, 10 and 11 — were among the thousands of migrants who made their way through Latin America to New York City last year. The journey was both dangerous and joyous, and the turbulence did not end after they reached their destination.

Luis Ferré-Sadurní, a New York Times immigration reporter, and Juan Arredondo, a visual journalist, reported from Mexico, Texas, New York and Connecticut to chronicle the family’s 5,000-mile migration.

Mr. Arredondo, 46, has traveled the world for his reporting over the past 15 years and is now based in New York City. I emailed with him recently to discuss his reporting for this story and his decision to focus on human rights issues throughout his career.