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PHOTOS: New citizens sworn in at Chattanooga federal building Tuesday

Staff photo by Erin O. Smith / Bikky Dhital is presented his citizenship certificate during a naturalization ceremony Tuesday, November 12, 2019 in the United States District Court Eastern District of Tennessee at the Joel Solomon Federal Building in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Dhital is originally from Nepal. Staff photo by Erin O. Smith / Bikky Dhital is presented his citizenship certificate during a naturalization ceremony Tuesday, November 12, 2019 in the United States District Court Eastern District of Tennessee at the Joel Solomon Federal Building in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Dhital is originally from Nepal.

By Erin O. Smith November 12, 2019 1 min read

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New Citizens Sworn In

Staff photo by Erin O. Smith / Ben Cooper is presented his citizenship certificate during a naturalization ceremony Tuesday, November 12, 2019 in the United States District Court Eastern District of Tennessee at the Joel Solomon Federal Building in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Cooper is originally from Liberia.

Staff photo by Erin O. Smith / Emmanuella Elodie Titilayo Boni Olou raises her had for the Oath of Allegiance during a naturalization ceremony Tuesday, November 12, 2019 in the United States District Court Eastern District of Tennessee at the Joel Solomon Federal Building in Chattanooga, Tennessee. She is originally from Benin, West Africa.

Staff photo by Erin O. Smith / Luz Maria Gonzalez reads the Oath of Allegiance off of a program held by her son Arnie Gonzalez during a naturalization ceremony Tuesday, November 12, 2019 in the United States District Court Eastern District of Tennessee at the Joel Solomon Federal Building in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Luz Maria Gonzalez is originally from Mexico.

Staff photo by Erin O. Smith / Linda Moss Mines with the Chief John Ross Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution speaks during a naturalization ceremony Tuesday, November 12, 2019 in the United States District Court Eastern District of Tennessee at the Joel Solomon Federal Building in Chattanooga, Tennessee.

Staff photo by Erin O. Smith / Joseph Zadravec takes the Oath of Allegiance during a naturalization ceremony Tuesday, November 12, 2019 in the United States District Court Eastern District of Tennessee at the Joel Solomon Federal Building in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Zadravec is originally from Canada.

Staff photo by Erin O. Smith / Peter Farrell takes the Oath of Allegiance during a naturalization ceremony Tuesday, November 12, 2019 in the United States District Court Eastern District of Tennessee at the Joel Solomon Federal Building in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Farrell is originally from Canada.

Staff photo by Erin O. Smith / Courtroom Deputy Kelli Jones issues the Oath of Allegiance to new citizens Tuesday, November 12, 2019 during a naturalization ceremony in the United States District Court Eastern District of Tennessee at the Joel Solomon Federal Building in Chattanooga, Tennessee.

Staff photo by Erin O. Smith / Heather Topping with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services speaks to United States Magistrate Judge Christopher Steger as she gives the examination of applicants for citizenship Tuesday, November 12, 2019 during a naturalization ceremony in the United States District Court Eastern District of Tennessee at the Joel Solomon Federal Building in Chattanooga, Tennessee.

Staff photo by Erin O. Smith / United States Magistrate Judge Christopher H. Steger jokes about the quality of the speaker, who was Steger, for a naturalization ceremony Tuesday, November 12, 2019 in the United States District Court Eastern District of Tennessee at the Joel Solomon Federal Building in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Steger told the story of Walt Disney's road to success during the ceremony.

A naturalization ceremony for new citizens was held in the United States District Court Eastern District of Tennessee at the Joel Solomon Federal Building in Chattanooga, Tennessee on Tuesday.