42 sworn in as new U.S. citizens in Yellowstone

by The Associated Press
| September 4, 2014 7:17 PM

YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK (AP) — Forty-two people have been sworn in as new U.S. citizens during a naturalization ceremony held in Yellowstone National Park.

The ceremony held Wednesday in Mammoth Hot Springs involved immigrants from 20 different counties, including Brazil, Canada, China, Italy, Iraq, Panama, St. Lucia and Thailand.

U.S. Magistrate Mark L. Carmen presided over the outdoor ceremony.

All 42 new U.S. citizens currently live in Idaho, Montana, Utah and Wyoming.