USCIS Director, U.S. Attorney General Welcome New Citizens
WASHINGTON – U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Director Alejandro Mayorkas administered the Oath of Allegiance and U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder delivered keynote remarks to 70 new citizens today during a special naturalization ceremony in the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Great Hall.
“The Department of Justice has a proud history of protecting vulnerable immigrants from those who seek to exploit them,” said Director Mayorkas. “It is an honor to welcome these new citizens alongside the Attorney General in the Great Hall—a symbol of the promise our nation makes to all its citizens to secure equal justice under the law.”