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With the government in control of the land, it provided opportunities to expand and make it an immigration station.
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Ellis Island began to serve as an arsenal in New York. This was important for the War of 1812.
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The Federal Government spent 75,000 to construct an Immigration Station.
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After one year, over 450,000 immigrations passed through Ellis Island.
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The fire destroyed the records on Ellis Island and the immigration station became closed down for a fire proof reconstruction.
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Ellis Island reaches it's peak year with over 1,000.000 immigrants processed. The Immigration Station was becoming too small for the amount of immigrants coming in.
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German agents bombed Ellis Island to destroy the weapons being kept there.
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After entering the war, immigrants that were suspected to be against the U.S. were brought to Ellis Island for detainment.
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Ellis Island becomes a place to heal the wounded for the U.S. Army and Navy. During this period, immigration declined greatly.
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It riled up the immigrants and it made them harder to control. It also was the first step in controlling the amount of immigrants coming into the country.
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Mass immigration ended in the United States and Ellis Island became a place to hold the illegal immigrants or the immigrants who violated the terms of being in the U.S.
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Ellis Island's primary use was a detnetion center for suspicious aliens.
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The U.S. officially enters World War II. Ellis Island becomes a detention center for alien enemies.
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The act prevented aliens who were members of Communist and Fascist groups to enter to the country. They also screened for diseases and the likelyhood of becoming a bad citizen.
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By restricting immigration even more, Ellis Island held less than 30 detainees.
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Ellis Island was add to the Statue of Liberty National Monument and in 1990, a Ellis Island Museum opened up.
