From Ellis Island to the Department of Homeland Security, our history is the history of United States immigration and nationality law and policy. This section explores the roots of the nation’s legal immigration system and the immigrant roots of your own family.
We will be sharing in-depth answers to commonly asked Genealogy
research and record questions, research tips, and other updates
from the USCIS Genealogy Program.
Visit the USCIS History Office’s new website, which includes an
updated overview of INS history, a list of former commissioners
and directors, and the regularly updated Historian’s Mailbox.