On Nov. 12, 1954, Ellis Island officially closed as an immigration station and detention center. More than 12 million immigrants arrived in the United States via Ellis Island between 1892 and 1954. In ...

Ellis Island's successful tenure offers a sharp contrast to the failures of our recent open-border catastrophes.

Nov. 12, 1954, marked the day Ellis Island, the famous gateway to the U.S. in New York Harbor, closed its doors for good.

The United States immigration station on Ellis Island closed on Nov. 12, 1954. Since opening in 1892, the station had ...

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, according ...

When we genealogists think of immigration through New York City, which was the gateway for millions of our American ancestors, we tend to envision the huge facility Ellis Island, now a museum and ...

Galveston's Jewish community, led by Rabbi Henry Cohen, helped 10,000 immigrants find new homes after fleeing Russian pogroms ...

This limited-run tour, with available dates from October through December, provides a rare opportunity to see a fading masterpiece. JR’s wheat-pasted photographs were not meant to be permanent. There ...

It’s a myth that America has always welcomed immigrants with open arms and big hearts. As the lunatics were taking over the debate about the U.S. responsibility toward Syrian refugees, I was reminded ...

Japan witnessed the beginning of the Heisei era on November 12, 1990,  when Emperor Akihito ascended the throne. His era was marked by peace and reconciliation. On this day in 1954, the iconic Ellis ...