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Jacksonville Jaguars to host naturalization ceremony during New York Jets game

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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — During Week 15, the Jacksonville Jaguars are continuing a seven-year tradition of hosting a halftime naturalization ceremony.

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The U.S. District Court and Department of Homeland Security are making 100 people living in North Florida official U.S. citizens.

They range in age from 18 to 74 and originate from 36 different countries.

A whole family is even being naturalized together.

According to U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, the process of becoming a citizen is 10 steps. One of the final steps is the naturalization ceremony.

The Jags claim to be the very first NFL team to host a naturalization ceremony during halftime.

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