Nearly everyone who visits Ellis Island sees the same thing: the restored Great Hall, ...

The national monument to immigration at Ellis Island is in the latter part of a $117 million makeover as the U.S. marks its ...

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 ...

America's immigration policy has always been a racialized debate over who can belong. The history of immigration in the U.S. reveals a pattern of restrictive and racist policies.

As the country celebrates its 250th birthday, relatives of the first immigrant to pass through Ellis Island reflected on the ...

It was, for decades, a gateway for many of the millions of people who immigrated to America. Ellis Island is today a part of the Statue of Liberty National Monument (the statue is on Liberty Island).

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 ...

Several independent tour companies offer tours to the Statue of Liberty that include private guides and extra perks like ...