Historical Immigration Timeline By mandacam Jun 25, 1798 Alien & Sedition Acts Alien & Sedition Acts Mar 28, 1857 Dred Scott Case Dred Scott Case<a >Info</a> Dec 6, 1865 13th Amendment 13th Amendment Mar 28, 1882 Chinese Exclusion Acts Chinese Exclusion Acts Jan 1, 1892 Ellis Island Opens Ellis Island Mar 28, 1898 US vs. Wong KIm Ark US vs. Wong Kim Ark Jun 29, 1910 Angel Island Opening Angle Island Opening Feb 5, 1917 Immigration Act of 1917 Immigration Act of 1917 Jun 29, 1940 Smith Act of 1940 Alein Registration Act Apr 29, 1943 REPEAL of Chinese Exclusion Acts Repeal Jun 27, 1952 Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952 (McCarran-Walter Act) Immigration Act of 1952 Jun 11, 1986 Immigration Reform and Control Act USCIS Oct 26, 2006 Secure Fence Act Fact Sheet May 26, 2011 SB-1070 SB 1070 Oct 3, 2012 Immigration Act of 1965 Immigration Act of 1965