200 immigrants to be sworn in as US citizens at JFK library in Boston

Massachusetts US District Court Judge Dennis Saylor will preside over the naturalisation ceremony on Wednesday afternoon.

About 200 immigrants will be sworn in as new US citizens at the John F Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum in Boston.

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Massachusetts US District Court Judge Dennis Saylor will preside over the naturalisation ceremony on Wednesday afternoon.

The library will present everyone with a commemorative edition of Kennedy’s inaugural address.

Kennedy served as America’s 35th president and also was the nation’s first Irish-Catholic commander in chief. His great-grandparents immigrated to the country from Ireland.

The ceremony is sponsored by the US Department of Justice and the U. Citizenship and Immigration Services.