Yep; and mine had to do it at Ellis Island. I don't think that was even a terribly nice place to have to wait, either, at the time.
Mine sat in Displaced Persons' Camps in Europe and waited there for six years.
But, that was after the Nazis took them from their village and put them in labor camps for four years.
My family thought that was a small price to pay to come to America. I'm very proud of them and they have given me a strong sense of Patriotism.