As immigrants arrived at Faneuil Hall in Boston for their naturalization ceremony on Thursday, some were told by federal authorities that they could not proceed due to their countries of origin, a development first reported by GBH .

The naturalization ceremony, which is the final step in obtaining U.S. citizenship, requires approved applicants to take the Oath of Allegiance and receive their Certificate of Naturalization, according to the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS).

However, some approved individuals were stopped by USCIS officials upon arrival at Faneuil Hall, according to GBH.

“One of our clients said that she had gone to her oath ceremony because she hadn’t received the cancellation notice in time,” Gail Breslow, executive director of Project Citizenship

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