Ellis Island was where immigrants were given medical and mental exams. Those that failed were sent back to Europe.
They were sent back to the ship for deportation or went to the hospital.5
They were sent back to the originating port in Europe at the expense of the shipping company.
Ellis island mainly had people from Europe. Angle island had people from ASia.
8,687 people were detained on Ellis Island
To act as a staging ground for immigrants to America. It was were people were to be either accepted in to America, or sent back to where they came from.
About three thousand people died there. It is a small amount, considering that 12 million people went through.
Ellis Island smelled like gunk but the people took it as the smells of nature
The people would get to Ellis by steamships, though it took weeks.
Yes.
If you are referring to Ellis Island, it is because many families were split and sent back, and it was tear provoking; on an island. Hence the name.
The Ellis of Ellis Island was named after Ruby Ellis who was the first immigrant from Russia.