250-Person U.S. Naturalization Ceremony at Saturday's Lights FC Match
Published on August 7, 2023 under United Soccer League Championship (USL)
Las Vegas Lights FC News Release
Las Vegas, NV - In conjunction with the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), the Las Vegas Lights FC professional soccer club will feature an incredibly unique on-field ceremony at halftime of its home match on Saturday (August 12th vs. Loudoun County FC; kick-off 7:30pm).
Specifically, approximately 250 citizenship candidates will become new U.S. citizens at a special naturalization ceremony. U.S. Federal Judge Andrew Gordon will administer the Oath of Allegiance and other officials are scheduled to attend & participate in the swearing-in ceremony.
The citizenship candidates originate from 53 countries: Afghanistan, Albania, Australia, Belarus, Brazil, Bulgaria, Burma, Cambodia, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Egypt, El Salvador, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Federated States of Micronesia, Fiji, Germany, Guatemala, Honduras, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Iran, Israel, Italy, Jordan, Laos, Mexico, Montenegro, Morocco, Pakistan, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Russia, Serbia, South Korea, Spain, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom Uruguay, Vanuatu and Vietnam. The candidates live in Boulder City, Henderson, Las Vegas, North Las Vegas and Pahrump.
Media are invited to attend the event by contacting Communications@LasVegasLightsFC.com. Pre-event interview requests may also be submitted to this email address, too.
Individual tickets for the match are available for purchase at LightsFC.com/tickets.
United Soccer League Championship Stories from August 7, 2023
- A Closer Look at #SACvMB: "A Difficult Place to Come, a Difficult Place to Get Points" - Sacramento Republic FC
- Memphis 901 FC Acquires Atlanta United Defender Aiden McFadden on Loan - Memphis 901 FC
- Panzani Ferrety Sousa Medical Update - Sacramento Republic FC
- Indy Eleven Acquire Ben Reveno - Indy Eleven
- 250-Person U.S. Naturalization Ceremony at Saturday's Lights FC Match - Las Vegas Lights FC
- Second Women's World Cup Watch Party Hosted by Pro Iowa, Menace - Pro Iowa
- Memphis 901 FC Acquires Atlanta United Defender Aiden McFadden on Loan - Memphis 901 FC
- North Carolina FC to Rejoin USL Championship in 2024 - USL
- Former MVP Fondy Returns as Soccer Ball's Keynote Speaker - Louisville City FC
The opinions expressed in this release are those of the organization issuing it, and do not necessarily reflect the thoughts or opinions of OurSports Central or its staff.
Other Recent Las Vegas Lights FC Stories
- Las Vegas Lights FC Signs Midfielder Tommy McNamara
- Las Vegas Lights FC Announces Devin Rensing as Head Coach
- Las Vegas Lights FC Acquires Forward McKinze Gaines and Defender Anthony Herbert from New Mexico United
- Las Vegas Lights FC Acquires Forward Stefan Stojanovic from FC Tulsa
- Head Coach Antonio Nocerino and Las Vegas Lights FC Agree to Part Ways
