The Ellis Island Immigration Center opens in New York City’s harbor. It will process 12 million immigrants by the time it closes in 1954. The center is run by the Bureau of Immigration, created in 1891 under the Treasury Department.
The Ellis Island Immigration Center opens in New York City’s harbor. It will process 12 million immigrants by the time it closes in 1954. The center is run by the Bureau of Immigration, created in 1891 under the Treasury Department.