WASHINGTON — The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services offers special ceremonies for families wishing to celebrate the first day as a United States citizen of one of their own. For many taking the Oath of Allegiance is a capstone to day they will remember with pride.
Monday, the USCIS Washington District held another such ceremony at the Lincoln Cottage welcoming over 20 children into the states.
While many came to America with their families, some had a different path.
The Cotti family can now call their 8-year-old son, Langdon, a U.S. citizen.
His mother, Erika, was adopted from Korea and married an American husband, Dwayne. They eventually made the decision to adopt Langdon from the same agency.
The Washington District will be holding a special naturalization ceremony on Friday at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. This ceremony will commemorate the men and women of the armed forces in observance of Military Appreciation Month and will feature tenor Israel Lozano singing the National Anthem.