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Previously held travelers are released from detainment.

Protesters marched for International Workers Day on May Day. They marched from Nicollet and Lake Street in south Minneapolis to Powderhorn Park. The people marched to call for workers' rights and to protest issues such as immigration raids and…

Jennifer Brown Hills posted to Facebook her Italian grandparent's story and photo. Jennifer's grandfather, who survived a German interment camp, left Italy after World War II and immigrated to the U.S. He then sent for his wife, Annina, and their…

Jamaican immigrant enjoys the beach which reminds him of home.

An unnamed Italian woman arriving to Ellis Island.

Henry Kohls marries Anna Loeche in Dubuque County, Iowa. Henry immigrated from Germany a year earlier in 1900.

Gudeloupean woman's profile at Ellis Island.

Each night, George Voss gives thanks that he is in America. Each day he gives his undivided and complete attention to the work at hand--the processing of parts for America's medium tanks. Employed by a large Midwest tank factory, German-born George…

Frederica Pipoca Bianco, an immigrant from Italy, posted to Facebook a photo with her naturalization certificate, along with her story.