German men were rounded up and sent to Ellis Island prior to deportation. ... About 12 million immigrants passed through Ellis Island. Image from the Library of Congress.

1892: The first Ellis Island Immigration Station was officially opened. ... with German, Italian, and Japanese people comprising the largest groups, were detained at Ellis Island.

A German boy who was a stowaway shows off his striking tattoos, ... More than 12 million people entered the United States through Ellis Island immigration centre from 1892 to 1954.

Ellis Island holds a special place in the American psyche, having been the fabled point of entry for 12 to 13 million immigrants during the 62 years it was open, from January 1, 1892 until ...

As many as 12 million people are thought to have entered the U.S. through Ellis Island’s immigration offices, which opened on Jan. 1, 1892. ... German and Japanese descent during the war. ...

Ellis Island is synonymous with immigration, ... In 1916, a nearby explosion on Black Tom Island initiated by German saboteurs forced an evacuation of Ellis Island.

An immigrant family on the dock at Ellis Island, 1925. (Photo by Bettmann / Getty) At the beginning of the 20th century, one of the easiest ways to get marked for deportation at Ellis Island was ...

California’s ‘Ellis Island’ was designed to keep Asian immigrants out. The majority of immigrants who passed through California’s immigration station, Angel Island, were from China and ...

The Ellis Island Era. Published: Nov. 29, 2007, 1:30 p.m. By . Robert Gebeloff; ... The dominant German immigrant group from the 19th century was no longer growing. The big gainers: Italy, ...

Henry Roth was one of 3 million Jewish immigrants processed at Ellis Island, and the opening page of his novel “Call It Sleep” itemizes the human panoply thronging its corridors during its ...

The island that ushered millions of immigrants into the United States and became a monument to its mosaic of ancestries reopened to visitors Monday for the first time since Superstorm Sandy, adding… ...