06/11/2020
IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA
IN THE MATTER OF:
SUSPENSION OF NATURALIZATION Third Amended
CEREMONIES IN THE WESTERN Standing Order No. 2020-3
DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA
Effective immediately, due to the health threats posed by the novel coronavirus COVID-
19 pandemic, the United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia is temporarily
SUSPENDING all naturalization ceremonies scheduled to be performed in this district on or
before September 30, 2020.
During this temporary period of suspension and until further Order of this Court, the
Attorney General of the United States, acting through the United States Citizenship and
Immigration Services (USCIS), may administer the Oath of Allegiance to all applicants for
naturalization residing in the Western District of Virginia. See 8 U.S.C. § 1421.
It is so ORDERED.
June
10thday of _____________,
Entered this ____ 2020.
Digitally signed by Mike Urbanski
DN: cn=Mike Urbanski, o=US Courts,
Mike Urbanski ou=Western District of Virginia,
[email protected], c=US
Date: 2020.06.10 17:22:33 -04'00'
Michael F. Urbanski
Chief United States District Judge
