The Statue of Liberty, France's gift to the U.S., was originally viewed as a tribute to the end of slavery. But poet Emma ...

A wall of scaffolding is surrounding one of the nation’s most treasured national monuments this Fourth of July. The scaffolding surrounding part of Ellis Island is visible from Liberty State Park, a ...

The immigrants who came to the U.S. through Ellis Island faced many challenges, but on Christmas, they were served a feast that would introduce them to America.

The Roosevelt Hotel became a refuge for thousands of migrants traveling to New York City from the border. Officials shuttered ...

Oops! The planned National Garden of American Heroes accidentally serves to highlight the importance of welcoming ...

The show is expected to open with 12 preselected contestants arriving at Ellis Island aboard The Citizen Ship, where they are welcomed by a celebrity host and presented with a personalized ...

Wikimedia Commons/International Film Service The 1916 Black Tom Explosion in New Jersey Just after 2 AM on July 30, 1916, ...

Ellis' Chicken & Crab Cakes will serve dishes popular at Tide Table Group's restaurants on Long Beach Island and in Stafford.

Long Island Reps. Laura Gillen and Andrew Garbarino are demanding that Congress boost federal funding for states and localities seeking to lock up illegal immigrants convicted of crimes.

Two illegal immigrants from Venezuela were arrested in the death of 18-year-old Air Force cadet candidate Ava Moore, who was kayaking when she was allegedly struck by a jet ski.

President Trump said he would welcome Norwegian immigrants over those from "----hole countries" in Africa. That racist remark did not go unnoticed.