On average, each year, 760,000 people from around the world take the steps and an oath to become Americans.
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In the City County Building in downtown Knoxville, it’s standing room-only in the Main Assembly Room. Dozens of families and friends look on as more than 150 people from around the world prepare to pledge their allegiance to the United States of America.
A U.S. magistrate judge stands before the audience to address the soon-to-be US citizens.
“You will have the freedom of speech, the freedom of worship, the freedom to think on your own and form your own opinions,” said U.S. Magistrate Judge Debra C. Poplin.
In the crowd sits Suheir Tabanja. The mother of three moved with her husband from the West …
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