印第安纳州马里恩县印第安纳波利斯市机场举办第三届入籍仪式82名新公民宣誓
印第安纳波利斯国际机场11月4日举办第三届年度入籍仪式，82名来自33个不同国家的人士在机场市政广场宣誓成为美国公民。仪式于上午10时左右举行，新公民们在亲友、印第安纳波利斯机场管理局负责人以及市、州和联邦官员与社区组织代表的见证下举起右手、宣读入籍誓词，随后齐诵效忠誓言。
机场管理局执行董事马里奥·罗德里格斯出席仪式并致辞。仪式上，最年长的新公民彼得·瑞安获赠一面由国际中心赠送的美国国旗，这是入籍仪式的传统环节之一。印第安纳波利斯机场自2024年11月起开始举办年度入籍仪式，今年已是第三届，机场方面希望以这种方式让新公民在抵达美国门户的第一站感受到欢迎。
入籍仪式是移民成为美国公民的最后一步，申请人须通过背景审查、英语与公民知识考试，并在法官或授权官员面前宣誓效忠。机场作为举办场地颇具象征意义：对许多新公民而言，机场正是他们初到美国、开启新生活的地方。机场管理局表示，未来将继续与联邦机构合作，把入籍仪式办成当地社区的年度传统，让更多家庭见证这一人生重要时刻。
（来源：Airport Improvement）
Indianapolis Airport Hosts Third Annual Naturalization Ceremony as 82 New Citizens Take the Oath
The Indianapolis International Airport hosted its third annual naturalization ceremony on November 4, welcoming 82 people from 33 countries as new U.S. citizens in the airport's Civic Plaza. The ceremony began at about 10 a.m., as the new citizens raised their right hands and took the Oath of Citizenship before family and friends, Indianapolis Airport Authority leadership, city, state and federal officials and community organization representatives, before reciting the Pledge of Allegiance.
Indianapolis Airport Authority Executive Director Mario Rodriguez addressed the ceremony. Peter Ryan, the oldest of the new citizens, was presented with an American flag from The International Center, a traditional part of the ceremony. The Indianapolis airport held its first annual naturalization ceremony in November 2024, making this the third; the airport hopes the event lets new citizens feel welcome at the gateway where many first arrived in the United States.
The naturalization ceremony is the final step to U.S. citizenship: applicants must pass background checks and English and civics tests and swear allegiance before a judge or authorized official. The airport setting is symbolic, as it is where many new citizens first arrived to begin their new lives. The Airport Authority says it will keep working with federal agencies to make the ceremony an annual community tradition.
(Source: Airport Improvement)
来源：Airport Improvement
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