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On Saturday September 17, 2022, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services and the National Park Service welcomed 200 new citizens during a special ceremony on Ellis Island in celebration of Constitution Week and Citizenship Day. U.S. Attorney General Merrick B. Garland administered the Oath of Allegiance and offered congratulatory remarks to the new citizens. Also providing remarks were USCIS Director Ur M. Jaddou, USCIS District Director of the NYC Office Tamika Gray, Statue of Liberty National Monument and Ellis Island Deputy Superintendent John Hnedak, and The Statue of Liberty-Ellis Island Foundation President and CEO Jesse Brackenbury.