I’m a descendant of immigrants. Most likely you are, too. When the Declaration of Independence was signed in 1776, 2.5 million colonists and enslaved people lived in what would eventually become the ...

ELLIS ISLAND, NEW YORK -- One of the most romantic words in all the world is "hope." It's what made America what it is today. There was a time when, no matter where you were in the world, or how ...

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 ...

I’m a descendant of immigrants. Most likely you are, too. When the Declaration of Independence was signed in 1776, 2.5 million colonists and enslaved people lived in what would eventually become the ...

New York real estate has always been a little unhinged—shoebox apartments that cost more than castles, brownstones priced ...

ROCKFORD, Ill. — The Rockford Symphony Orchestra (RSO) is set to deliver a performance centered around the hot-button topic of immigration. The event will honor the long history of welcoming ...

The Department of Interior said in a statement that both Ellis Island and the Statue of Liberty will remain open.

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The company has already landed contracts worth up to $500 million since Trump’s second inauguration, a Miami Herald analysis ...

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