Photo gallery: Celebrating citizenship

On Friday morning, new American citizens celebrated after a taking the citizenship oath during a ceremony at the Utah Cultural Celebration Center in West Valley City.

The naturalization ceremony was part of Welcoming Week Salt Lake. Welcoming Salt Lake is an annual celebration bringing together people and local events that celebrate the contributions of immigrants and refugees and highlight the role communities play in ensuring everyone feels welcome.

The new citizens also had the opportunity to register to vote at the League of Women Voters of Salt Lake table following the ceremony.