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Immigrants became citizens on Martin Luther King's birthday, a good time to be sworn in. Read this interview to learn more about USCIS. - - Donna Poisl

By Mary Lou Pickel, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

In honor of the 81st birthday of Martin Luther King Jr., the head of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services hosted a ceremony at The King Center Friday to grant citizenship to 81 immigrants from around the world. King's daughter, Bernice King, was the keynote speaker.

This is the first time the agency has scheduled ceremonies around the country for the King holiday. Becoming a citizen helps those who come to the United States experience the hope and opportunity that King helped define, USCIS Director Alejandro Mayorkas said.
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