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Ellis Island's Decline From Busy Hub to Deserted Village
New York AP reports Ellis Island, once a bustling gateway for hundreds of thousands, now averages about 160 arrivals per night. Immigration acts and shipboard inspections have thinned the population, with many detainees awaiting deportation while officials emphasize humane processing and a shift to treating arrivals as potential citizens.
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