146 people become U.S. citizens in ceremony

Eugenia Walter admires the certificate that her son, Michal Walter, originally from Poland, received after becoming an American citizen during a special naturalization ceremony at The Garden Place at This Is the Place Heritage Park in Salt Lake City on Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2014. Eugenia still resides in Poland and flew here to watch her son become a U.S. citizen.

Sofia Mandujano, 5, blows on her flag while being photographed with her mother, Katia Mandujano, after a naturalization ceremony at The Garden Place at This Is the Place Heritage Park in Salt Lake City on Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2014. Mandujano, originally from Peru and now living in Provo, was among 146 people who became citizens during the ceremony.

Lorena Allen, originally from Santiago, Chile, attends a special naturalization ceremony at The Garden Place at This Is the Place Heritage Park in Salt Lake City on Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2014. One hundred forty-six people, including Allen, became citizens at the ceremony.

One hundred forty-six of America’s newest citizens recite the Pledge of Allegiance during a special naturalization ceremony at The Garden Place at This Is the Place Heritage Park in Salt Lake City on Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2014.

Cecilia Osegueda, originally from Costa Rica, and Ivan Solorzano, originally from Guatemala, left, recite the Oath of Citizenship during a special naturalization ceremony at The Garden Place at This Is the Place Heritage Park in Salt Lake City on Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2014. This ceremony is part of USCIS’s annual celebration of Constitution Day and Citizenship Day.

One hundred forty-six of America’s newest citizens participate in a special naturalization ceremony at The Garden Place at This is the Place Heritage Park in Salt Lake City on Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2014. The ceremony is part of USCIS’s annual celebration of Constitution Day and Citizenship Day.

One hundred forty-six of America’s newest citizens participate in a special naturalization ceremony at The Garden Place at This is the Place Heritage Park in Salt Lake City on Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2014. The ceremony is part of USCIS’s annual celebration of Constitution Day and Citizenship Day.

Luis Juvier, originally from Cuba, left, and Lobsang Gelek, originally from Tibet, applaud after becoming American citizens during a special naturalization ceremony at The Garden Place at This Is the Place Heritage Park in Salt Lake City on Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2014. The ceremony is part of USCIS’s annual celebration of Constitution Day and Citizenship Day.

U.S. Senior District Judge David Sam presides over a special naturalization ceremony at The Garden Place at This Is the Place Heritage Park in Salt Lake City on Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2014.

Ana Ndayishimiye, originally from Congo, right, Zillah Musungu, originally from Kenya, and Claudine Niyonsenga, originally from Burundi, pose for a photo after becoming American citizens at a naturalization ceremony at The Garden Place at This Is the Place Heritage Park in Salt Lake City on Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2014. The ceremony is part of USCIS’s annual celebration of Constitution Day and Citizenship Day.