How many Ellis Island immigrants were deported?

Answer 1

Ellis island immigrants were deported if they had a disease that was incurable, or sometimes if they failed the Island process.

Added: All immigrants had to pass certain medical health, physical, mental, and psychological exams AND have a firm destination in the US to which they were headed to be housed by a friend or family member or employer. If anyone failed the exams or did not have a destination to whch to go, they were returned to their country of origin - EVEN if it meant breaking up a family unit.

Answer 2

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An immigrant is a person who has matriculated into Another Country. A person who was rejected would not be considered an immigrant.

Answer

While exact records were not kept, it is believed that about 2% of those applying for entry into the United States were turned away at Ellis Island.

Answer 3

8,687 people were detained on Ellis island for bad health!

Answer 4

only 2%