An unidentified U.S. citizen waves her flag to waiting family members after taking the citizenship oath during naturalization ceremonies at a U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) ceremony in Los Angeles, Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2017. More than 1 million people filed applications for citizenship in the year through March 2017, up 23 percent from a year earlier, according to statistics from U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. Legal service organizations that assist immigrants with the process say they saw a surge in interest in citizenship earlier this year after the president's executive orders on immigration. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes) **FILE**
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