Ellis Island ceased to be an immigration port in 1954. But while it remains central to one of New York's most iconic images, ...

A new policy requires the fingerprinting of all adults who will be living with a migrant child in the United States.

Scholar Kathryn Vaggalis has untangled the complex racial identity of Greek immigrants to America in her research of Greek "picture brides." ...

Rev. Timothy Crellin, the Rector of St. Paul's Episcopal Church in Gardner, is celebrating the publication of his novel, "The ...

Immigration is central to America's identity — and for most of us, to our family histories. As we turn away from that legacy, ...

I am a third-generation American citizen. My grandfather was born here, to immigrant parents who came from Alcamo, Sicily to the United States, looking for a better life. As an Italian-American and a ...

About 40 percent of Americans can trace their ancestry to Ellis Island. That's what made the U.S. so prosperous.

When I was a boy and I would see scary things in the news, my mother would say to me, ‘Look for the helpers. You will always find people who ...

When you think of New York City, images of towering skyscrapers, bustling streets, and iconic landmarks like the Statue of ...

Eventually, eight of the nine Fahy children emigrated; only Patrick, the eldest son, stayed on the family farm in Mayo. Immigrant Station, Ellis Island, with ferry docked at adjacent pier. Photo: NYPL ...

ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published. A longtime immigration enforcement official has been ...

The programs that were shut down include the Legal Orientation Program; the Immigration Court Helpdesk; the Family Group Legal Orientation Program; and the Counsel for Children Initiative ...