On Nov. 12, 1954, a main entry point into the United States was closed as immigration station, detention center.

Between 1892 and 1954, more than twelve million immigrants passed through the U.S. immigration portal at Ellis Island, enshrining it as an icon of America's welcome. That story is well known.

On Nov. 12, 1954, Ellis Island officially closed as an immigration station and detention center. More than 12 million ...

Isabel Belarsky was one of the millions of people who were processed on Ellis Island before its immigration facility closed in 1954. In 2014, she told the BBC about reaching the gateway to the US ...

No timeline for the project was given. Ellis Island, located two blocks east of Las Vegas Boulevard near the corner of Koval and Flamingo Road, has a reputation among bargain-hunting gamblers for ...

Between 1892 and 1954, more than twelve million immigrants passed through the U.S. immigration portal at Ellis Island, enshrining it as an icon of America's welcome. That story is well known.