AP contributors Dake Kang, Garance Burke, Byron Tau, Aniruddha Ghosal and Yael Grauer

AP journalists were recognized for an international investigation into surveillance technology and border enforcement.

The reporting traced how advanced tools built in Silicon Valley and expanded in China spread worldwide.

It also found that some of these surveillance systems were later used secretly by U.S. Border Patrol.

The work raised fresh questions about privacy, accountability, and government oversight.