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Good day to become an AmericanPublished 07/05/08
The 50 people who entered the large white tent set up in the restored gardens of the 18th Century Paca House in downtown Annapolis yesterday were citizens of 31 countries around the globe.
Wendi Winters - For The Capital
Gregory L. Collett, the district director of the Department of Homeland Security U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Baltimore District Office, administers the oath of allegiance to 50 citizen-candidates in a ceremony in the gardens of the historic 18th Century home of William Paca. The three men directly in front of him are, from left: Sheel Chand from India; Ghislain Poulin from Canada; and Getechaw Aklileu from Ethiopia.When they departed an hour later, they were all Americans. Under the tent's canopy, lined with yards of sheer fabric, Gregory L. Collett, the district director of the Department of Homeland Security U. S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Baltimore District Office, raised his right hand at 9:45 a.m. In response, 50 more shot up to swear the oath of allegiance. The faces of those excited new citizens resembled a "gorgeous...
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