This week’s Constitution Day and Citizenship Day observance, which was held nationwide on September 17, celebrated immigrants who have had the opportunity to raise their right hand and take the Oath of Allegiance to their adoptive home country. In Arizona, 29 new Americans hailing from more than a dozen...
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This month marks 20 years since the first federal recognition of Constitution Day and Citizenship Day, which is observed on September 17 and encourages U.S. citizens to learn about their civic responsibilities. It’s also historically been a day for prospective U.S. citizens to complete the naturalization process, whether it’s...
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Welcome, Margarita Añaya de Luna. Welcome, Jose Rodriguez. Welcome, Pushparanee Shanthalingam. They’re among the thousands of immigrant permanent residents who have been sworn in as new U.S. citizens as part of Constitution Week, which began on September 17. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services said the agency expects to welcome...
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Nearly 7,000 eligible immigrants will be naturalized as U.S. citizens as part of this year’s Citizenship Day and Constitution Day, which were marked this past Sunday. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) plans to naturalize more than 6,900 eligible immigrants in over 130 ceremonies that began earlier this month....
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