ELLIS ISLAND, NEW YORK (KABC) -- One of the most romantic words in all the world is "hope." It's what made America what it is today. There was a time when, no matter where you were in the world, or ...

ELLIS ISLAND, New York (Reuters) - Ellis Island, once the gateway to America for millions of immigrants, is having a make-over after years of neglect that nearly allowed nature to destroy a national ...

A wall of scaffolding is surrounding one of the nation’s most treasured national monuments this Fourth of July. The scaffolding surrounding part of Ellis Island is visible from Liberty State Park, a ...

ELLIS ISLAND, NEW YORK -- One of the most romantic words in all the world is "hope." It's what made America what it is today. There was a time when, no matter where you were in the world, or how ...

Ellis Island, in Upper New York Bay, was the gateway for over 12 million immigrants to the United States as the nation's busiest immigrant inspection station for over sixty years from 1892 until 1954.

On Sept. 18, 1956, an ad in The Wall Street Journal attracted considerable attention. The federal General Services Administration announced that it was “now authorized to offer one of the most famous ...

The US has seen its largest surge in immigration in its history under the Biden Administration — surpassing the Ellis ...

NEW YORK (AP) – The Ellis Island Immigration Museum, which sustained severe damage to its infrastructure from the surging waters of Superstorm Sandy, is not expected to re-open to the public this year ...