The United states Citizenship and Immigration
Services (USCIS) released a documentary video USCIS and the
Legacy of Ellis Island. It may be accessed on YouTube
at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Ssthg0Wv5s
Ellis Island was open from 1892 to 1954, and
over 12 million immigrants were processed by the federal immigration
service through the Ellis Island Immigration in New York. While at one time
more immigrants entered through Ellis Island, eventually it was one of 200
immigrant stations nationwide.
To read the press release see:
Jan Meisels Allen
Chairperson, IAJGS Public Records Access
Monitoring Committee
