Between 1892 and 1954, most immigrants arriving in the United States passed through New York’s Ellis Island control center. For those fleeing poverty and war, the “island of tears” was also ...

Millions of people passed through Ellis Island Immigrant Hospital between 1901 and 1924. A team of doctors performed tests to ...

The classic image of immigrants spotting the Statue ... You can search on the Ellis Island website for actual passenger records that can validate that folklore as fact for free.

A feat of 19th-century technical engineering and a beacon for immigrants arriving at Ellis Island, the statue can be admired from several different vantage points around Manhattan, including ...

(AP Photo) On New Year’s Day in 1892, the Ellis Island Immigration Station in New York formally opened, processing nearly 700 immigrants on its first day. Five facts about Ellis Island ...

In a display of force aimed at quickly increasing arrests and generating publicity, the administration targeted the nation’s ...

Of interest: NY immigrant aid groups brace for ... You can search on the Ellis Island website for actual passenger records that can validate that folklore as fact for free. Get some help with ...

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Tired of being told that the Big Apple wasn’t what it once was, our Gen Z writer went to find out for herself ...

Immigration officers began arresting illegal migrants who pose threats to “public safety” of which there are 700,000 roaming ...