New U.S. citizen Devam Vyas waves a U.S. flag during a Naturalization Ceremony at the U.S. District Court in Oxford, Miss. on Friday, June 2, 2023. Fifty people from 30 countries became U.S. citizens during the ceremony. (©Bruce Newman)

New U.S. citizen Rodolfo Galicia del Valle, left, holds his certificate of naturalization as has his photo taken with U.S. District Judge Debra Brown following a Naturalization Ceremony at the U.S. District Court in Oxford, Miss. on Friday, June 2, 2023. Fifty people from 30 countries became U.S. citizens during the ceremony. (©Bruce Newman)

Ann Dao, left, and Trinh Dao look over their certificates of naturalization during a Naturalization Ceremony at the U.S. District Court in Oxford, Miss. on Friday, June 2, 2023. Fifty people from 30 countries became U.S. citizens during the ceremony. (©Bruce Newman)