They arrived as rich and poor, white and non-white, and, without exception, legally. With the gradual decline of such great influxes, Ellis Island finally ceased operating roughly 71 years ago. Yet ...

From the first European colonies to Ellis Island to modern border debates, immigration has shaped every chapter of American history. This video traces the forces, policies, and people that transformed ...

I’m a descendant of immigrants. Most likely you are, too. When the Declaration of Independence was signed in 1776, 2.5 million colonists and enslaved people lived in what would eventually become the ...

Between 1892 and 1924, more than 12 million immigrants (mostly from Europe) bid farewell to their hometowns in search of better opportunities in the land of the free. Traveling with little more than a ...

Part of JR’s ‘Unframed — Ellis Island’ installation (all photos by the author for Hyperallergic) One of New York City’s most haunting ruins has direct views of the Statue of Liberty and the Manhattan ...

NEW YORK (Reuters) - More than 200 artefacts telling stories of early 20th century immigrants to the United States will be returned to New York's Ellis Island immigration museum on Thursday following ...

If you're in NJ or NYC, you may hear fireworks this weekend when "Moms for Liberty" holds a celebration on Ellis Island.

Between 1892 and 1954, approximately 12 million immigrants arrived at the now-iconic Ellis Island to enter the U.S. -- or nearly 200,000 legal entries per year. All were registered, documented, and ...