Twenty-five new U.S. citizens will be welcomed during a naturalization ceremony at 12:30 p.m. Thursday, April 21st at Homestead National Historical Park in Beatrice.
David Douglas with the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services is the keynote speaker. Honored guests and speakers include: Betty Boyko, park superintendent; Jennifer Shirk, WoodmenLife community outreach manager; and Jonathan Fairchild, park historian. State political representatives will also welcome the new citizens and guests.
Tamara Torskey, USCIS Omaha Field Office supervisory immigration services officer, will administer the Oath of Allegiance and American Legion Post 27 will post the colors.
The citizenship candidates are from Burma, Congo, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Indonesia, Iraq, Georgia, Guatemala, Mexico, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Vietnam. They live in Columbus, Chadron, Crete, Grand Island, Hastings, Kearney, Laurel, Lexington, Lincoln, North Bend, Omaha, Schuyler and South Sioux City.
The National Park Service has partnered with Citizenship and Immigration on promoting awareness and understanding of citizenship since 2006. Since the launch of the partnership, the National Park Service has hosted naturalization ceremonies for thousands of new Americans at sites across the country.
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services naturalized approximately 808,000 people in fiscal year 2021. Many of them applied using online tools. To file online, click here to create a USCIS online account