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Pledging allegiance

New citizens from 30 countries take the oath

Geoff Stellfox

Feb. 16, 2024 4:09 pm

New citizens from 30 countries around the world pledge allegiance to the United States during a Friday naturalization ceremony at the National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library in Cedar Rapids. (Geoff Stellfox/The Gazette)
New citizens from 30 countries around the world pledge allegiance to the United States during a Friday naturalization ceremony at the National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library in Cedar Rapids. (Geoff Stellfox/The Gazette)
Entisar Mohammed, who immigrated to the United States from Sudan, smiles during her naturalization ceremony Friday at the National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library in Cedar Rapids. The new citizens hail from 30 countries and completed extensive paperwork, interviews, language and civics tests before taking the oath of allegiance to the United States. (Geoff Stellfox/The Gazette)
Entisar Mohammed, who immigrated to the United States from Sudan, smiles during her naturalization ceremony Friday at the National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library in Cedar Rapids. The new citizens hail from 30 countries and completed extensive paperwork, interviews, language and civics tests before taking the oath of allegiance to the United States. (Geoff Stellfox/The Gazette)
New citizens were given a mini American flag during their naturalization ceremony Friday in Cedar Rapids. (Geoff Stellfox/The Gazette)
New citizens were given a mini American flag during their naturalization ceremony Friday in Cedar Rapids. (Geoff Stellfox/The Gazette)
A child named Hany waves his mother’s American flag after she became a U.S. citizen, having immigrated from Morocco, after a Friday naturalization ceremony at the National Czech and Slovak Museum & Library in Cedar Rapids. (Geoff Stellfox/The Gazette)
A child named Hany waves his mother’s American flag after she became a U.S. citizen, having immigrated from Morocco, after a Friday naturalization ceremony at the National Czech and Slovak Museum & Library in Cedar Rapids. (Geoff Stellfox/The Gazette)
Bebeto Ngimbi, who immigrated from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, leaves after his Friday naturalization ceremony at National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library in Cedar Rapids. (Geoff Stellfox/The Gazette)
Bebeto Ngimbi, who immigrated from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, leaves after his Friday naturalization ceremony at National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library in Cedar Rapids. (Geoff Stellfox/The Gazette)
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