A group of 101 immigrants from 43 countries will be sworn in as U.S. citizens Monday, May 7, during a naturalization ceremony at the Ulysses S. Grant National Historic Site, 7400 Grant Road. 

The ceremony, which takes place at 1 p.m., will be presided over by Federal Magistrate Judge Mary Ann Medler with assistance from U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, according to a news release. 

Special remarks will be provided by Christopher Dempsey, senior litigation counsel for national aecurity, Office of Immigration Litigation, U.S. Department of Justice.

Naturalization is the process by which U.S. citizenship is conferred upon foreign citizens or nationals after fulfilling the requirements established by Congress. After naturalization, foreign-born citizens enjoy nearly all the same benefits, rights and responsibilities that the Constitution gives to native-born U.S. citizens, including the right to vote. During fiscal 2011, roughly 690,000 immigrants were naturalized nationwide.

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