U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services and the U.S. District Court of Kansas will welcome 101 new U.S. citizens Friday, Citizenship Day, at Wichita State University. U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Mitchell Herren will preside, and a clerk of the court will administer the Oath of Allegiance.
The citizenship candidates originate from 35 countries: Afghanistan, Antigua and Barbuda, Australia, Brazil, Burma, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, Colombia, Congo (Kinshasa), Cuba, Denmark, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Haiti, India, Indonesia, Iran, Jordan, Kenya, Malaysia, Mexico, Mauritius, Montenegro, Nigeria, Norway, Pakistan, Philippines, South Korea, Sudan, Uganda, United Kingdom and Vietnam.
The citizenship candidates live in Alden, Arkansas City, Coffeyville, Derby, Dodge City, Fowler, Garden City, Goddard, Haysville, Hutchison, Hugoton, Kiowa, Liberal, Maize, Newton, Park City, Plains, Salina, Wellington and Wichita.
