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Recently, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) made an announcement that it will host open houses all over the country. Community stakeholders and the public from around the country will be invited to participate in the open house program. These open houses have been hosted to provide the attendees with information on the agency's programs. The agency believes that its partnership with stakeholders will be strengthened through these open houses.
During the announcement made on the open houses, Alejandro Mayorkas, USCIS Director mentioned that USCIS offices have been opened to reveal the transparency in their immigration services to the general public.
Through this program the attendees will not only be able to meet the USCIS staff, but will also be able to watch mock naturalization interviews live. The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services invited entries for the National Children's Art Project based upon the theme "We Are America." As part of the open house, children's artworks that were received by the agency have also been displayed in the field offices.
The open house series was commenced by USCIS Director, Alejandro Mayorkas on October 4, 2010 at the USCIS Baltimore Field Office. On November 3, 2010, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services hosted open house at the Chicago District Office as part of the open house series. The open house was attended by the fifth graders of Louis Pasteur Elementary School. A competitive game on U.S. history and civics was conducted for the children by the agency. The game was followed by the citizenship ceremony of nearly 50 citizens.
USCIS will continue to host open houses until November 19, 2010 at 32 field offices, including Fresno, Las Vegas, New York city, Honolulu, Denver, Buffalo, EI Paso, Detroit, Dallas, Houston, Boston, Atlanta, New Orleans, Cleveland, Portland, and Charlotte. The agency will end the open house series at its field office in San Juan Field on November 19, 2010.
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