New citizens take the Oath of Allegiance during a naturalization ceremony in Boston in this November 2025 file photo. Earlier this month, several immigrants on the verge of becoming citizens were ...

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Carlos Wriedt came to the U.S. from Mexico in his 40s with his wife to pursue their dream of starting a business and to build a better life for their daughter, then 10 months old.

Carlos Wriedt, right, and his wife, Ileana Badillo, of Wichita, Kansas, take the oath to become U.S. citizens, Monday, Jan. 27, 2025, at the Statehouse in Topeka ...

Over 700 people from 93 countries stood to take the oath of allegiance and received their certificate of naturalization surrounded by their friends and family at a naturalization ceremony Tuesday.

Anna Vesta smiles at her father, Samuel Alimas, who holds his certificate of naturalization following a morning ceremony Tuesday, June 24, 2025, during which 100 people from 36 different countries ...

FAITH — Faith Deputy Clerk Natasa Cornelius was surrounded by family, colleagues and friends on Friday as she took part in a naturalization ceremony and officially became a United States citizen.