Photos: More than 60 people become new Americans

U.S. Rep. Chellie Pingree addressed more than 60 new U.S. citizens Wednesday morning during a naturalization ceremony at Ocean Gateway in Portland. The immigrants, representing 35 countries, were presented with certificates of citizenship that they held while being photographed with friends and family after the ceremony.

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Aran Mawlood, 5, of Yarmouth sits with her parents, originally from Iraq, as they become U.S. citizens at a naturalization ceremony at Ocean Gateway in Portland. Derek Davis/Staff Photographer Buy this Photo

U.S. Rep. Chellie Pingree addressed more than 60 new U.S. citizens Wednesday morning during a naturalization ceremony at Ocean Gateway in Portland.

The immigrants, representing 35 countries, were presented with certificates of citizenship that they held while being photographed with friends and family after the ceremony.

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