August 3, 2023 3:00 a.m.

U.S. Citizen and Immigration Services will welcome twenty-six new citizens during a naturalization ceremony Thursday at Crater Lake National Park.

USCIS Portland Field Office Director Margaret Rosenast will administer the Oath of Allegiance and Crater Lake National Parks Superintendent Craig Ackerman will offer welcoming remarks.

The new citizens originate from thirteen countries including Australia, Bolivia, Canada, China, Columbia, Hungary, India, Ireland, Mexico, Philippines, Poland, Russia and the United Kingdom.

An agreement between the USCIS and the NPS has led to naturalization ceremonies at many locations safeguarded by the NPS.

The ceremony will take place at 1:00 p.m. at the Watchman Overlook on West Rim Drive at Crater Lake.