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Why citizenship ceremonies have been put on hold 

For many immigrants, oath ceremonies are the final, emotional step to becoming a U.S. citizen after years of work. But across the country, those ceremonies have been postponed or canceled.

Here & Now‘s Indira Lakshmanan speaks with Gail Breslow, executive director of the nonprofit Project Citizenship, about what this means for hopeful Americans.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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