My great-grandfather Valentino came through Ellis Island in the ’20s and he only had $15 in his pocket. From what I understand from my family, he was messed with a little bit. So it is horrible.

1923 actress Julia Schlaepfer discusses her character Alex's difficult time on Ellis Island in "Wrap Thee in Terror," the third episode of Season 2.

To two teenagers from New Jersey, Ellis Island was a forbidden mystery that was tantalizingly close to shore, so we began venturing to the island in a tiny rowboat with a 16-millimeter camera.

A car travels across the bridge from Ellis Island to Jersey City, with the Statue of Liberty and the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge in the background on Aug. 30, 2019.