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

All were registered, documented and given rudimentary health exams. They arrived as rich and poor, white and non-white, and, ...

The Trump administration will keep the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island open during the partial government shutdown, the Interior Department revealed Wednesday — after New York Gov. Kathy Hochul ...

NEW YORK (WABC) -- Gov. Andrew Cuomo says the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island were open for visitors on Monday, with New York state picking up the tab for federal workers. The two sites have been ...

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

NEW YORK (WABC) -- It cost New York taxpayers more than $1 million to keep popular tourist sites open during the longest government shutdown in history. New York spent a whopping $1.5 million to keep ...

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 Statue of Liberty may close as a result of the federal government shutdown. And if it does, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul said people should blame Republicans who control the federal government. The ...