United States Citizenship and Immigration Services Kansas City district director David Douglas, center, administers the Oath of Allegiance to 35 new U.S. citizens during a naturalization ceremony at the Colorado State Capitol building on Tuesday, Aug. 1, 2023, in Denver, Colo. The 35 new citizens came from 20 different countries in the ceremony held at the Capitol in celebration of the 147th anniversary of President Ulysses S. Grant signing a proclamation that officially declared Colorado a state. (Timothy Hurst/Denver Gazette) ([email protected]://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/aca82bd62b4ee425c598527cd6faa1b1?d=mm&r=g)
35 new U.S. citizens, from 20 different countries, took the Oath of Allegiance from United States Citizenship and Immigration Services Kansas City district director David Douglas during a naturalization ceremony held at the Colorado State Capitol’s West Foyer in celebration of the 147th anniversary of President Ulysses S. Grant signing a proclamation that officially declared Colorado a state. (Timothy Hurst/Denver Gazette)
United States Citizenship and Immigration Services Kansas City district director David Douglas, center, administers the Oath of Allegiance to 35 new U.S. citizens during a naturalization ceremony at the Colorado State Capitol building on Tuesday, Aug. 1, 2023, in Denver, Colo. The 35 new citizens came from 20 different countries in the ceremony held at the Capitol in celebration of the 147th anniversary of President Ulysses S. Grant signing a proclamation that officially declared Colorado a state. (Timothy Hurst/Denver Gazette) ([email protected]://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/aca82bd62b4ee425c598527cd6faa1b1?d=mm&r=g)Maile Imada, 7, hugs her mother Vy Bui, originally from Vietnam, at the end of a naturalization ceremony at the Colorado State Capitol building on Tuesday, Aug. 1, 2023, in Denver, Colo. 35 new U.S. citizens from 20 different countries took the Oath of Allegiance from United States Citizenship and Immigration Services Kansas City district director David Douglas, held at the Capitol in celebration of the 147th anniversary of President Ulysses S. Grant signing a proclamation that officially declared Colorado a state. (Timothy Hurst/Denver Gazette) ([email protected]://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/aca82bd62b4ee425c598527cd6faa1b1?d=mm&r=g)Brother and sister Tomasz, 10, and Hanna Szostak, 4, play with small U.S. flags while waiting to watch their mother, originally from Poland, become a U.S. citizen during a naturalization ceremony at the Colorado State Capitol building on Tuesday, Aug. 1, 2023, in Denver, Colo. 35 new U.S. citizens from 20 different countries took the Oath of Allegiance from United States Citizenship and Immigration Services Kansas City district director David Douglas, held at the Capitol in celebration of the 147th anniversary of President Ulysses S. Grant signing a proclamation that officially declared Colorado a state. (Timothy Hurst/Denver Gazette) ([email protected]://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/aca82bd62b4ee425c598527cd6faa1b1?d=mm&r=g)35 new U.S. citizens take the Oath of Allegiance during a naturalization ceremony at the Colorado State Capitol building on Tuesday, Aug. 1, 2023, in Denver, Colo. The new citizens from 20 different countries took the Oath of Allegiance from United States Citizenship and Immigration Services Kansas City district director David Douglas, held at the Capitol in celebration of the 147th anniversary of President Ulysses S. Grant signing a proclamation that officially declared Colorado a state. (Timothy Hurst/Denver Gazette) ([email protected]://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/aca82bd62b4ee425c598527cd6faa1b1?d=mm&r=g)Soon-to-be U.S. Citizens from the United Kingdom take their turn standing up to be recognized during a naturalization ceremony at the Colorado State Capitol building on Tuesday, Aug. 1, 2023, in Denver, Colo. 35 new U.S. citizens from 20 different countries took the Oath of Allegiance from United States Citizenship and Immigration Services Kansas City district director David Douglas, held at the Capitol in celebration of the 147th anniversary of President Ulysses S. Grant signing a proclamation that officially declared Colorado a state. (Timothy Hurst/Denver Gazette) ([email protected]://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/aca82bd62b4ee425c598527cd6faa1b1?d=mm&r=g)Alphonso Mah, 2, plays with small U.S. flags while waiting to watch his grandmother Beatrice Suku become a U.S. citizen during a naturalization ceremony at the Colorado State Capitol building on Tuesday, Aug. 1, 2023, in Denver, Colo. 35 new U.S. citizens from 20 different countries took the Oath of Allegiance from United States Citizenship and Immigration Services Kansas City district director David Douglas, held at the Capitol in celebration of the 147th anniversary of President Ulysses S. Grant signing a proclamation that officially declared Colorado a state. (Timothy Hurst/Denver Gazette) ([email protected]://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/aca82bd62b4ee425c598527cd6faa1b1?d=mm&r=g)Soon-to-be U.S. citizens look on as Gov. Jared Polis gives remarks during a naturalization ceremony in the West Foyer of the Colorado State Capitol building on Tuesday, Aug. 1, 2023, in Denver, Colo. 35 new U.S. citizens from 20 different countries took the Oath of Allegiance from United States Citizenship and Immigration Services Kansas City district director David Douglas, held at the Capitol in celebration of the 147th anniversary of President Ulysses S. Grant signing a proclamation that officially declared Colorado a state. (Timothy Hurst/Denver Gazette) ([email protected]://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/aca82bd62b4ee425c598527cd6faa1b1?d=mm&r=g)Daniela Campbell, a digital coordinator for the Office of the Governor, applauds after taking the Oath of Allegiance with 34 other new U.S. Citizens during a naturalization ceremony at the Colorado State Capitol building on Tuesday, Aug. 1, 2023, in Denver, Colo. The 35 new U.S. citizens, from 20 different countries, took the oath from United States Citizenship and Immigration Services Kansas City district director David Douglas, held at the Capitol in celebration of the 147th anniversary of President Ulysses S. Grant signing a proclamation that officially declared Colorado a state. (Timothy Hurst/Denver Gazette) ([email protected]://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/aca82bd62b4ee425c598527cd6faa1b1?d=mm&r=g)Soon-to-be U.S. citizens look on as Gov. Jared Polis gives remarks during a naturalization ceremony in the West Foyer of the Colorado State Capitol building on Tuesday, Aug. 1, 2023, in Denver, Colo. 35 new U.S. citizens from 20 different countries took the Oath of Allegiance from United States Citizenship and Immigration Services Kansas City district director David Douglas, held at the Capitol in celebration of the 147th anniversary of President Ulysses S. Grant signing a proclamation that officially declared Colorado a state. (Timothy Hurst/Denver Gazette) ([email protected]://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/aca82bd62b4ee425c598527cd6faa1b1?d=mm&r=g)United States Citizenship and Immigration Services Kansas City district director David Douglas, right, waits to administer the Oath of Allegiance as Gov. Jared Polis gives remarks during a naturalization ceremony in the West Foyer of the Colorado State Capitol building on Tuesday, Aug. 1, 2023, in Denver, Colo. 35 new U.S. citizens from 20 different countries took the Oath during the ceremony, held at the Capitol in celebration of the 147th anniversary of President Ulysses S. Grant signing a proclamation that officially declared Colorado a state. (Timothy Hurst/Denver Gazette) ([email protected]://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/aca82bd62b4ee425c598527cd6faa1b1?d=mm&r=g)35 new U.S. citizens get setup on the rotunda staircase for a photo after a naturalization ceremony at the Colorado State Capitol building on Tuesday, Aug. 1, 2023, in Denver, Colo. The 35 new U.S. citizens from 20 different countries took the Oath of Allegiance from United States Citizenship and Immigration Services Kansas City district director David Douglas, held at the Capitol in celebration of the 147th anniversary of President Ulysses S. Grant signing a proclamation that officially declared Colorado a state. (Timothy Hurst/Denver Gazette) ([email protected]://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/aca82bd62b4ee425c598527cd6faa1b1?d=mm&r=g)United States Citizenship and Immigration Services Kansas City district director David Douglas, center, administers the Oath of Allegiance to 35 new U.S. citizens during a naturalization ceremony at the Colorado State Capitol building on Tuesday, Aug. 1, 2023, in Denver, Colo. The 35 new citizens came from 20 different countries in the ceremony held at the Capitol in celebration of the 147th anniversary of President Ulysses S. Grant signing a proclamation that officially declared Colorado a state. (Timothy Hurst/Denver Gazette) (Timothy Hurst/Denver Gazette)
