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Photo of the Week

Release Date: October 30, 2015
Oct 30, 2015
04:03 pm
Public Affairs

Some of our nation’s newest and youngest (and costumed) U.S. citizens recite the Pledge of Allegiance at a special Halloween-themed children’s citizenship ceremony at the Baltimore & Ohio (B&O) Railroad Museum in Baltimore, Maryland.  Forty-six children from 28 countries for citizenship were recognized.  USCIS holds citizenship ceremonies around the country to welcome and celebrate our newest Americans. Official USCIS photo.

Children in costume recite the Pledge of allegiance
Some of our nation’s newest and youngest (and costumed) U.S. citizens recite the Pledge of Allegiance at a special Halloween-themed children’s citizenship ceremony at the Baltimore & Ohio (B&O) Railroad Museum in Baltimore, Maryland.  Forty-six children from 28 countries for citizenship were recognized.  USCIS holds citizenship ceremonies around the country to welcome and celebrate our newest Americans. Official USCIS photo. (DHS Photo by /Released)

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