immigration station
Border processing facility
An immigration station is a government facility where officials process people entering a country, verifying documents and determining eligibility for admission.
Ellis Island was the most famous American immigration station, processing millions of arrivals between 1892 and 1954.
The term appears in historical contexts more often than contemporary ones, as modern equivalents are typically called ports of entry or immigration checkpoints.
- Ellis IslandHistoric immigrant processing center
- passportGovernment-issued travel credential
- customsTraditional practices or import taxes
- processingSystematic operation on data
- arrivalAct of reaching destination
checkpoint · border · inspection · medical examination · identity check · quarantine · documents · detention · manifest · steamship · new arrivals · harbor · visa · legal papers · entry · deportation · officials · waiting
immigration stationtransit hub
Central transportation junction
train station · bus terminal · transfer point · transportation hub · way station
immigration stationdeportation center
Facility for holding those awaiting removal
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