Aug 11, 2022

Hays, Plainville residents to become U.S. citizens in ceremony

Posted Aug 11, 2022 11:46 AM

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WICHITA — U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services and the U.S. District Court of Kansas will welcome 120 people, including Hays and Plainville residents, as new U.S. citizens Friday 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 26 countries: Bangladesh, Burma, Cambodia, Cameroon, Chile, Congo (Kinshasa), Cuba, El Salvador, Ethiopia, Haiti, Honduras, India, Iraq, Japan, Jordan, Kenya, Kuwait, Mexico, Nigeria, Pakistan, Somalia, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Thailand, the United Kingdom and Vietnam.

The citizenship candidates live in Andover, Dodge City, Elkhart, Garden City, Great Bend, Hays, Haysville, Holcomb, Hutchinson, Inman, Lewis, Liberal, McPherson, Newton, Plainville, Salina, Towanda, Ulysses, Valley Center and Wichita.

The East High School color guard will open the ceremony. The League of Women Voters will be in the lobby offering voter registration to new citizens wishing to register.