In these tumultuous times, the naturalization ceremony — where immigrants take the oath and become newly-minted citizens — has become even more imbued with meaning. In late June, about 100 people from around the world now residing in Minnesota walked into a courthouse in St. Paul to pledge allegiance to the United States. They came from Argentina, from Cuba, from Ukraine, from North Macedonia, from Guyana, from Egypt, from Switzerland, from South Korea, from India and beyond — 25 countries in all.