The winners of the 2026 News & Documentary Emmy Awards have been announced. This year’s Outstanding Investigative Documentary prize goes to “Critical Incident: A Death at the Border,” produced by HBO Documentary Films. The film examines the alleged cover-up of the murder of Anastasio Hernández Rojas, an undocumented Mexican immigrant who died while in U.S. custody at the border. His 2010 death occurred under the watch of Rodney Scott, the man who now heads Customs and Border Protection under President Trump. The film’s director, Rick Rowley, accepted the award.
Rick Rowley: “Cruelty and violence have festered at the heart of U.S. immigration enforcement for so long, and part of it is because of the impunity and the secrecy that have surrounded these organizations. And so, I need to thank this incredible team for pulling back the veil and exposing that organization.”
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