A man who came to the United States from Jamaica listens as the national anthem is played during a Naturalization Ceremony at Lyman Moore Middle School in Portland on Friday, when when 58 new U.S. citizens were sworn in by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.
Sama Alziadi, 4, and her father, Tariq Alziadi, both of Sanford, who came to this country from Iraq, wait to be sworn in during a naturalization ceremony at Lyman Moore Middle School in Portland on Friday.
Vanessa Connolly, Halle Chase, Mane Nour and Regan Noonan, all sixth-graders, join new citizens in saying the Pledge of Allegiance during a naturalization ceremony at Lyman Moore Middle School in Portland on Friday.
New citizens take the Oath of Allegiance during a naturalization ceremony at Lyman Moore Middle School in Portland on Friday.
Students sing "This Land is Your Land" during a naturalization ceremony at Lyman Moore Middle School in Portland on Friday.
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