Naturalization Ceremony Welcomes 122 New American Citizens In Fort Pierre

Naturalization Ceremony Welcomes 122 New American Citizens In Fort Pierre

FORT PIERRE — Fort Pierre welcomed 122 new American citizens Friday in a naturalization ceremony held at Parkview Auditorium at Stanley County High School. U-S Magistrate Judge Mark Moreno says the citizen candidates come from 45 countries around the world…

Moreno had the new Americans introduce themselves to those in attendance….

Rosa Iverson was the key note speaker for the ceremony. She went through the same process to become an American citizen 20 years ago…

The ceremony also celebrated South Dakota’s admission to the United States 133 years ago on November 2nd of 1889.