ON THIS DAY IN 1913, the Brooklyn Daily Eagle reported, “Harold A. Content, acting for George Gordon Battle, counsel for ...

As news reports proliferate of multimillion-dollar -- and possibly billion-dollar -- fraudulent diversions of government ...

Across Riverhead and the East End, visible ICE operations have fueled fear, hurt local businesses, and prompted organizing, workshops, and protests.

Vivek Ramaswamy, a Republican running for governor of Ohio, is calling out fellow conservatives embracing the term “heritage ...

A federal judge will let West Palm-area contractor Miguel Victor Chaclan out on bond while his asylum case plays out in the ...

New York City holds more stories than any history book could ever contain. Walking through its streets means stepping into moments that shaped America and the world. From revolutionary battlegrounds ...

EXCLUSIVE - More than 2.5 million illegal immigrants have left the United States over the past year, including more than 605,000 deportations since President Donald Trump took office in January. The ...

People came from all over the world. Thank you, Ken Burns, for reminding us that the colonies became a living experiment in government. I am so proud of being an American. However, I do not like what ...

Part of JR’s ‘Unframed — Ellis Island’ installation (all photos by the author for Hyperallergic) One of New York City’s most haunting ruins has direct views of the Statue of Liberty and the Manhattan ...

In 1860, Captain Sinclair of the American schooner “Wamp” recruited four Polynesian men and six Polynesian women at Manihiki Atoll, Cook Islands, and shipped them to Koloa Plantation to labor in the ...

A review of polls of the general public shows how opinions on immigration vary widely based on the details included in poll questions. By Ruth Igielnik Caroline Soler and Christine Zhang Ruth Igielnik ...

Between 1892 and 1954, approximately 12 million immigrants arrived at the now-iconic Ellis Island to enter the U.S. — or nearly 200,000 legal entries per year. All were registered, documented, and ...