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Immigrants “plucked out” of U.S. citizenship line moments before oath ceremony

Ellsworth Toohey
Dec 08, 2025
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US Citizenship and Immigration Services letter (Charles-McClintock Wilson/shutterstock.com)

They had done everything right. Passed the tests. Paid the fees. Been approved. Showed up at Boston’s Faneuil Hall on December 4 to take the oath that would make them American citizens.

Then officers started asking everyone what country they were from.

People magazi…

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