The Ellis Island immigration center processes 11,747 people, more than on any other day.

Ellis Island

Island in New York Harbor in the US

Ellis Island is an island in New York Harbor, within the U.S. states of New Jersey and New York. Owned by the U.S. government, Ellis Island was once the busiest immigrant inspection and processing station in the United States. From 1892 to 1954, nearly 12 million immigrants…