As part of Chicago’s New Americans Initiative, Mayor Rahm Emanuel and the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) hosted the fifth naturalization ceremony on June 3rd, to administer the Oath of Allegiance and distribute citizenship certificates to 71 individuals representing 32 countries. This is the fifth naturalization ceremony held by Mayor Emanuel and the City of Chicago as part of the New Americans Initiative. The first took place in City Council Chambers at City Hall in June of 2012 during the launch of the Chicago New Americans Initiative.