Welcome Message from the Director
View and listen to a quick message from the USCIS Director introducing the new and improved U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services web portal. This updated web portal is a giant step forward for our agency and a helpful new tool for you.

USCIS Opens State-of-the-Art Records Digitization Facility in Kentucky  (27KB PDF)
USCIS celebrated the opening of a new, state-of-the-art Records Digitization Facility on October 16 in Williamsburg, KY. During the ceremony, USCIS Director Emilio Gonzalez unveiled the agency's multi-year plan to digitize paper immigration files.

USCIS Director Gonzalez Welcomes 98 New U.S. Citizens at Ellis Island
During a Special Naturalization Ceremony, celebrating Citizenship Day, USCIS Director Emilio T. Gonzalez administered the Oath of Allegiance to 98 new U.S. Citizens at Ellis Island on September 18, 2006.