Some new citizens said gaining the security of citizenship felt even more special amid rising fears in immigrant communities.

While they understood that being drafted was unlikely, saying those words aloud emphasized the ceremony’s central message that citizenship comes with obligations.

BARKSDALE AIR FORCE BASE, La. — Two airmen stationed at Barksdale Air Force Base officially became U.S. citizens during a naturalization ceremony held Tuesday at Hoban Hall.

State Sen. Jo Comerford, D-Northampton, called the citizenship ceremony an antidote to current events. “I can’t imagine being anywhere else on the Fourth of July,” she said. Stories by Jim ...

Almost 90 people representing 32 countries marked the occasion by officially becoming U.S. citizens during a special naturalization ceremony in Richmond on Friday.

JACKSON, Miss. — Dozens of people became American citizens just one day before the nation celebrates the Fourth of July, and as immigration, particularly enforcement, seems to be a near-daily topic of ...

Beneath the Space Needle, 501 immigrants from nearly 80 countries gathered to take the oath of allegiance, marking a personal milestone on a national holiday.

Wheatland, N.Y. (WHAM) — 30 individuals from 23 different countries took an oath of allegiance and were sworn in as U.S. citizens during a ceremony Friday.

31 people from 19 countries took the oath of allegiance on the grounds of the North Carolina State Capitol on July 4, 2025.

Over 500 immigrants took the US oath of allegiance at Seattle's 40th annual naturalization ceremony, marking a milestone on Independence Day.

The feeling in the room was a mix of joy and excitement even as, across the nation, sentiment towards immigrants has grown increasingly hostile.