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ICE last month arrested the most people in at least five years, but the number of deportations paled in comparison.
The Statue of Liberty, France's gift to the United States, was originally viewed as a tribute to the end of slavery. But poet ...
The massive project to modernize the historic immigration museum comes as political tensions over immigration are rising.
Congress needs to take responsibility for fixing the immigration system, rather than blaming law enforcement or politicians, ...
Once successfully on board, they sailed for New York, only to be turned away at Ellis Island for the same eye condition ... contagious or “at all dangerous” as earlier believed. The immigration order ...
We should welcome immigrants who want to be Americans and are prepared to earn their place. That’s the real legacy of Ellis Island — one worth reclaiming today.
Alexandra waits with other immigrants at Ellis Island in 1923. (Image via 101 Studios/Paramount+) In 1923, Alexandra's entry at Ellis Island is portrayed as a brutal and intrusive experience.
Planning to look into your family's history in 2025? Learn how to do online searches for Ellis Island passenger info, NYC vital records and more.
The US has seen its largest surge in immigration in its history under the Biden Administration — surpassing the Ellis Island-era migration boom that changed the face of the nation forever ...
Isabel Belarsky was one of the millions of migrants who passed through Ellis Island in New York. In 2014, she told the BBC about arriving in the US from the Soviet Union in 1930.