New U.S. citizens sworn in at Red Rock Canyon
January 21, 2013 - 1:59 pm
Claudine Carbonell, originally from the Philippines, is seen after being sworn in as a U.S. citizen at a naturalization ceremony at Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area outside Las Vegas on Monday, Jan. 21, 2013, the 50th anniversary of Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech. (Jessica Ebelhar/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
American flags are seen at a naturalization ceremony at Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area outside Las Vegas on Monday, Jan. 21, 2013, the 50th anniversary of Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech. (Jessica Ebelhar/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Jennifer Crosby cheers in support of her friend Magalie Sarnataro, who is originally from France, before Sarnataro is sworn in as a naturalized U.S. citizen at a naturalization ceremony at Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area outside Las Vegas on Monday, Jan. 21, 2013, the 50th anniversary of Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech. (Jessica Ebelhar/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Candidates for naturalization as U.S. citizens attend a swearing-in ceremony at Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area outside Las Vegas on Monday, Jan. 21, 2013, the 50th anniversary of Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech. (Jessica Ebelhar/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Ruilian Lai, originally of China, claps after becoming a naturalized U.S. citizen during a swearing-in ceremony at Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area outside Las Vegas on Monday, Jan. 21, 2013, the 50th anniversary of Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech. (Jessica Ebelhar/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
American flags are seen at a naturalization ceremony at Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area outside Las Vegas on Monday, Jan. 21, 2013, the 50th anniversary of Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech. (Jessica Ebelhar/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Immigrants are sworn in as U.S. citizens at a naturalization ceremony at Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area outside Las Vegas on Monday, Jan. 21, 2013, the 50th anniversary of Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech. (Jessica Ebelhar/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
A new U.S. citizen places her hand over her heart for the Pledge of Allegiance during a naturalization ceremony at Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area outside Las Vegas on Monday, Jan. 21, 2013, the 50th anniversary of Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech. (Jessica Ebelhar/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Shaul Gabriel Segaye, originally from Ethiopia, is seen after being sworn in as a U.S. citizen at a naturalization ceremony at Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area outside Las Vegas on Monday, Jan. 21, 2013, the 50th anniversary of Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech. (Jessica Ebelhar/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Gelyn Gocong Parana, originally from the Phillipines, wipes away tears after being sworn in as a U.S. citizen at a naturalization ceremony at Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area outside Las Vegas on Monday, Jan. 21, 2013, the 50th anniversary of Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech. (Jessica Ebelhar/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Claudine Carbonell, originally from the Philippines, is seen after being sworn in as a U.S. citizen at a naturalization ceremony at Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area outside Las Vegas on Monday, Jan. 21, 2013, the 50th anniversary of Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech. (Jessica Ebelhar/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
On Monday, about 100 candidates for naturalization as U.S. citizens were officially sworn in at Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area outside Las Vegas. The 50th anniversary of Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.’s "I Have a Dream" speech is Aug. 28.
