 My name is Carlos Rivas. I am from El Salvador. I am happy today because I received my citizenship. My name is Jennifer Maditch, and I just became an American citizen. I'm from Taiwan. My name is Chidosea O'Walaka. I'm from Nigeria. I just turned American citizen. I am Judge Ellen Siegel-Huevel, and this has been a wonderful day. I have just sworn in over a hundred new American citizens. It's hard not to feel excited for each and every one of them. It's a great day. It's a happy day. The Honorable Ellen Siegel, Judge of the United States History Court, now holding this naturalization ceremony. Now the moment has come and we will call the roll. Sophia Lee, China. Camila Rios, Tajikistan. Bessa Wa, Bendende, Ethiopia. Jose Moraquin, El Salvador. Aruna Hamera, Sierra Leone. Would you all please raise your right hand and repeat after me. I hereby declare. And that I take this obligation freely. So help me God. Congratulations. I left my home country because of political persecution. This November I will be voting. Very happy to have that privilege. I can't wait to vote and can't wait to travel as an American. Also happy for my baby who I'm expecting in a few months. I'm going to enjoy the freedom of speech, freedom of religion, freedom of everything, of which we don't have the opportunity where we come from. I feel a little bit like I gave up something really big in my homeland, but at the same time there's so many new possibilities now. And to the Republic for its name.