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District Court of Guam naturalizes 75 new U.S. citizens
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The District Court of Guam administered the oath of allegiance to 75 applicants Aug. 1, 2025, after granting a motion from U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services to swear the candidates and approve requested name changes. The applicants represent seven countries; 62 are from the Philippines.
The District Court of Guam administered the oath of allegiance to 75 applicants on Aug. 1, 2025, after granting a motion from Rebecca Fegerger, field office director for U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, to administer the oath and to grant requested changes of name.
The ceremony, held at the Guam Legislature building as part of events marking the 75th anniversary of the Organic Act of Guam, confirmed that the candidates had met residency, good moral character and attachment-to-the-constitution requirements required for naturalization. The court announced that, upon taking the oath, each applicant would be declared a citizen of the United States; requests for name changes filed by applicants were also granted.
Fegerger told the court that all 75 candidates had been examined by USCIS officers and met naturalization requirements. "The government respectfully requests that the oath of allegiance be administered to the candidates and that any request for a change of name be granted," she said. The presiding judge responded, "The court grants the motion and recommendations by the director," and then administered the oath.
The new citizens represent seven countries: the Philippines, South Korea, the Republic of Palau, China, India, the Federated States of Micronesia and Georgia. Court remarks noted that 62 of the 75 applicants were from the Philippines. The ceremony included participants who had enlisted in U.S. military service and family groups sworn in together; officials identified one applicant as the youngest at 18 years old.
The event included congratulatory remarks from James Moylan, delegate to the U.S. House of Representatives, who tied the ceremony to the 75th anniversary of the Organic Act of Guam. "It's a true privilege to join you on such a meaningful day," Moylan said. A prerecorded message from former President Donald J. Trump also addressed the new citizens.
After the oath, the court and USCIS staff provided administrative support and community outreach: officials from the U.S. Passport Office, the Social Security Administration and the Guam Election Commission were available to help new citizens apply for passports, Social Security cards and voter registration. Organizers said certificates would be distributed after a group photograph.
No legislative or policy actions were taken during the ceremony; the court's action was limited to granting USCIS's motion, administering the oath and approving name-change requests for the 75 applicants.
