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\n\tFor Shawndail McLaren, becoming a United States citizen on Wednesday was about participating in American democracy.<\/p>\n

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\n\t\u201cI\u2019m married. I\u2019ve got two kids,\u201d said the 30-year-old, who left Jamaica a decade ago to study at Purdue University. \u201cI just want to exercise my right to get an opportunity to vote and participate being a citizen.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\n\tMcLaren was one of 222 people from 48 countries who took the Oath of Allegiance during a naturalization ceremony at Carmel\u2019s Allied Solutions Center for the Performing Arts.\u00a0The group filled the auditorium floor, buzzing with excitement beneath a glow of red, white and blue lights.<\/p>\n

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\n\tThe ceremony, administered by Judge James R. Sweeney of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana<\/a>, also served as an early celebration of\u00a0 the U.S.\u2019s 250th birthday.<\/p>\n

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\n\t\u201cSo, my fellow Americans, again, congratulations and welcome to the family. You are now a part of the dream that is called America \u2014\u00a0a 250-year experiment in governance by the people and for the people,\u201d Sweeney told the crowd. \u201cWe are so proud of you, so fortunate and honored to call you Americans.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\n\tThe Indiana Wind Symphony and the Indiana National Guard Band performed the Star-Spangled Banner.<\/p>\n

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\n\tWhile some new citizens waited only months for the moment, others waited nearly six decades. Jessenia Arevalo, 36, said it was a 19-year journey to citizenship after leaving El Salvador.<\/p>\n

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\n\t\u201cI want to be a part of this country,\u201d Arevalo said. \u201cI want to vote in the next election. I want to be part of this beautiful country.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\n\tNitesh Tripathi, 25, came from Nepal and currently serves in the U.S. Army. He said he hopes to become an officer now that he is a citizen and, later, a cybersecurity officer with the Department of Defense.<\/p>\n

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\n\t\u201cEverybody there was excited,\u201d Tripathi said of his fellow new citizens. \u201cI think it was maybe somebody\u2019s \u2014 almost everybody\u2019s \u2014 dream come true.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\n\tLorena Caballero, a 46-year-old from El Salvador, said she was looking forward to a better life now that she has U.S. citizenship: Iit will be easier to get a job and to visit her home country.<\/p>\n

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\n\t\u201cIt\u2019s not easy. It\u2019s a long way,\u201d Caballero said of the citizenship journey.<\/p>\n

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\n\tThe event was the seventh naturalization ceremony at the event center in Carmel \u2014 an Indianapolis suburb recently selected for a new U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement office<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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\n\tThe focus on civic participation continued after the ceremony ended. People spilled into the foyers, where the League of Women Voters of Indianapolis and the Marion County Board of Voters Registration<\/a> helped people register to vote.<\/p>\n

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\n\tBarbara Tully, with the League, said her organization works to provide nonpartisan, trustworthy information to counter election disinformation.<\/p>\n

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\n\t\u201cEverybody deserves good, unbiased, nonpartisan information on elections,\u201d she said. \u201cThere\u2019s so much disinformation and misinformation out there, and we are working to counter that.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\n\tThe outreach appeared effective. About 178 new citizens \u2014 or about 80% of the group \u2014 registered to vote after the ceremony, according to the Carmel center spokesperson Scott Hall.

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\n\tThe deadline to register to vote<\/a> in Indiana\u2019s next election, the May 5 primary, is April 6.<\/p>\n

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\n\tIndiana has recently enacted new laws<\/a> related to registration and voting, including requiring proof of citizenship. State leaders have sought to root out voting by noncitizens<\/a>, even though it is rare.<\/p>\n

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\n\tDuring the ceremony, Judge Sweeney paraphrased Mexican poet Octavio Paz, telling the new citizens that they are now defined by what they will do for their country.<\/p>\n

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\n\t\u201cFor centuries, the word American has designated a person who was defined not by what he or she had done, but by what they would do. You are all capable of doing great things, and we expect as much of you, for it is the common citizen that makes this country great,\u201d Sweeney said. \u201cThank you all for your perseverance.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\n\tAt a ceremony in Indianapolis<\/a> last December, 38 immigrants who completed the naturalization process were turned away.<\/p>\n

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\n\tWFYI is reporting on the local impacts of immigration policy. If you have a tip or want to get in touch, contact data journalist Zak Cassel at zcassel@wfyi.org<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

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