ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. – Thirty-three people took the oath of allegiance, becoming U.S. citizens, at a special naturalization ceremony Tuesday morning in St. Augustine.
The ceremony began at 9:30 a.m. at the Castillo de San Marcos. It was was held at the national monument to celebrate the National Park Service's 100-year milestone.
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The newly naturalized citizens originate from 22 different countries.
Last year, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services naturalized around 730,000 people nationwide, and 99,000 of those people were in Florida.