Which group of immigrants arriving by boat was processed at ellis island in the 1880s?
all passengers
first-class and second-class passengers
only steerage-class passengers
third-class and steerage-class passengers
second-class and third-class passengers

All passenger immigrants who arrived by boat were processed at the Ellis Island in the 1880s. People were processed through their papers and their general health who were directly verified by American Doctors who were on duty at that time. As the 1800s came to a closed there were approximately 1.25 million immigrants that were processed at Ellis Island and the numbers kept adding up until the 1920s.